Best Shoes for Nursing

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I'm needing to get new shoes and I was wondering which ones everyone thinks are the best. I'm thinking about some Nike Shox or New Balance shoes. I hear SAS are really comfortable, but I don't like how they look. I'm not wanting to get Crocs either because a lot of hospitals seem to be banning those now. Let me know what you think please. :)

sketcher shape ups are comfortable

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I purchased a pair of MBT (Sapatu). They are the MOST COMFORTABLE nursing shoes I've worn. I work on an ICU floor and work 12's. I managed to find them on clearance through Footwearetc.com for $139.00- purchased two!

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I have a pair of Crocs Bistro (no holes, non-skid sole) that I love - my feet never hurt in these and I've never slipped on a wet floor like I did with regular Crocs.

The only drawbacks I've found are that the toes get scuffed and there's no way to buff them out, and my feet get sweaty in them (and I don't usually have sweaty feet!!) because of the lack of holes.

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DEFINITELY the Shape Ups!

I am a new nurse but also worked a year as a CNA while in school. In clinicals I tried sneakers, as a CNA I tried the Danskos and all this past year I wore Danskos. I am 23 and my knees were swollen at the end of the day, my back ached and I had shin splints! I was wary of dropping another $100 on another pair of "Miracle" shoes but I finally did. The first two days as my feet broke them in my feet hurt. Since then NO PAIN!! My back feels great, my knees feel great, even my feet hurt less. I work 12 hr shifts in a busy ICU and am on my feet all day and I have almost no soreness at all at the end of the day. I love them!

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Crocs also has a new style called Mercy Work - they have the nonskid sole and also a bit more arch support to them. I think they're a little cuter than the bistros - they are a bit more narrow and have a small band of flower detail on them.

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I have a pair of Crocs Bistro (no holes, non-skid sole) that I love - my feet never hurt in these and I've never slipped on a wet floor like I did with regular Crocs.

The only drawbacks I've found are that the toes get scuffed and there's no way to buff them out, and my feet get sweaty in them (and I don't usually have sweaty feet!!) because of the lack of holes.

I also have the Crocs Bistro and yes, they are comfy. The first time I wore them, my feet were dripping with sweat (my feet don't normally sweat, either) so when I got home, I cut out the "fake" holes along the sides.

It helped exactly none at all!

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