Clogs while nursing

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Hello everyone,

This thread is inspired by the one "JCAHO and Clogs". This is something I've noticed alot lately-people in the medical field wearing crocs. I understand that they are wonderfully comfortable, but coming from an office environment where open toed shoes were frowned upon, I'm surprised that crocs would be allowed in that field, because of safety reasons, especially since there is an abundance of sharp objects and body fluids. Am I just too old fashioned?

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I LOVE my Crocs!!! I wear the "professional" ones (with no holes on top) to work, and the regular ones everywhere else. I knew there was a reason they are so popular, they ROCK!

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All of this talk about how great crocs are has got me interested in purchasing a pair, since my feet have been starting to hurt me recently. (I've been doing 16-hour shifts a couple times a week lately.) So I would like to know: where are some good places to buy a pair? I wear a size 11, which some consider a "large" size for women, and I have to try shoes on before I buy, so online purchases won't work. There are Payless, Kmart, and Walmart stores around this area, but do other stores, such as Foot Locker, sell them? Thanks!

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All of this talk about how great crocs are has got me interested in purchasing a pair, since my feet have been starting to hurt me recently. (I've been doing 16-hour shifts a couple times a week lately.) So I would like to know: where are some good places to buy a pair? I wear a size 11, which some consider a "large" size for women, and I have to try shoes on before I buy, so online purchases won't work. There are Payless, Kmart, and Walmart stores around this area, but do other stores, such as Foot Locker, sell them? Thanks!

Many department stores (like Nordstrom) sell them, as well as stores in the malls where walking or trendy shoes are sold.

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I don't think anyone was criticizing the crocs with no holes in them, it's the ones that do have holes... the hospital that I work has said that, no one even people who are not around bodily fluid or sharps (such as secretarys who wear scrub) are not allowed to wear them

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So I would like to know: where are some good places to buy a pair? I wear a size 11, which some consider a "large" size for women, and I have to try shoes on before I buy, so online purchases won't work.

If you're interested in the authentic Crocs, this is how I found mine:

http://www.crocs.com/shop/find_crocs/find_crocs.jsp

Input your zip code and it comes up with a ton of suggestions....I went to a Crocs booth in the local mall....I called to be sure the location I was interested in had the ones with no holes before I drove there (gas it outrageous enough!) and they were very helpful. Some places carry very limited styles.

I am a consistent, solid size 9.5 and ended up going to a size 10 and buying the adjustable strap as I like something to be snug on my foot!

Good luck!

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Zappos.com

Free shipping no tax. 3 day turnaround.

good deal

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I was also going to suggest Zappos....when I tried the crocs site I'd either have trouble finding the size I wanted in the style I wanted, or I couldn't get the color I wanted! Zappos gave me a better selection (a bit of a surprise!), especially since I didn't want the holes on top (the ones with the holes are all I can find in the stores around here), and it's EASY to send the shoes back! Just get a shipping label, box 'em up and send 'em back for free! They'll send you your new size before you even return the old ones, just call them! Great Service! Good luck!

:)

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I got to tell you I was really impressed with Zappo's service as well. I got upgraded to 2 day UPS air and I didnt even ask for it. Their prices for a lot of shoes I was shopping for was actually lower than the manufacturer's site and free shipping to boot. Croc's was one of the ones that was cheaper at Zappos if I remember.

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I don't understand the safety issues with the holes in the shoes. Most of us get more spills/splatters of everything on our scrub pants and tops, and that's just a thin piece of material covering bare skin. My feet are precious to me--that's why I wear Crocs with the holes with cotton socks--but no more precious than my legs, belly or chest. So unless you want to put me in a spacesuit, the logic just doesn't wash.

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I was always told the ones with holes on the tops were forbidden due to the risk of dropped sharps spiking through one of the open holes. Makes sense actually so I use the ones with the holes in sides only or no holes. Not much difference then wearing open toed shoes or sandles in the eyes of management.

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CROCS did nothing for my aching feet. A good pair of running shoes works best for me.

JCAHO needs to stop worrying about what a nurse looks like. I have been a nurse 24 years and my feet ACHE by the end of the day. I will wear WHAT EVER I can to help me make it through my shift.

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What about the Danskos? Are there any drawbacks to those? I mean besides being 112 bucks. And incidentally, I bought a pair of the payless "knock off" crocs and I love them! They're all swirly with pink and green and blue, I call them my "superman ice cream" shoes.

Anyway, I digress. I've always liked the look of the danskos but the last time I spent 100+ Bucks on nursing shoes was for a pair of Birkenstocks that the strap broke on a year later and guess what? No one could fix them. Even contacted Birkenstock themselves and was told I was SOL.

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