croc type shoes?

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what do you think of wearing the croc brand type of shoe to work at a hospital as a NA? Do you wear them? Are they comfy and keep your feet "safe" from spills and things like that? i thought about buying a pair but the open back and holes in them freak me out i feel like there wont be much support for my ankle/back of my foot and for some reason the whole having holes through my shoe weirds me out when i would be taking people to the bathroom and giving baths and stuff. I am new to this being only 19 and still in RN school and new to working as a NA so if you have any sugestions about them id love to hear them =)

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Wouldn't catch me in them. Especially because of the holes in them. all kinds of "lovely" bodily fluids can get in those holes..none of which i want soaking into my sock and touching MY skin...

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thanks haha thats exactly why i am not a fan of wearing them, the holes in the scare me i feel like i would be walking around kind of like scared because i wouldnt want anything dripping on me

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I won't wear them as an LPN, I do help with toileting etc but not as much as a CNA does, much more chance of having a nasty-nasty getting through those holes.

I'll add this, one evening while drawing up some insulin, a resident banged into me and it made me lose my grip on the syringe..it flew up in the air and bounced off my shoe..I had a croc type shoe on with NO holes..but that thin rubber/plastic (whatever material it is) material. The syrine ended up sharp point down and sticking right into the shoe..luckily it didn't go through to my skin and it was a clean needle..but the thought of having a dirty needle do the same thing in crocs *with or without holes* made me rethink wearing those shoes any more.

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oh gezz ya that is for sure a good reason not to wear them i didnt even think about that but that is on my mind now too even though i wont be dealing with needles and stuff like that until i finish RN school i dont even want to chance anything like that happening....I really dont see the point in wear thoes shoes in a hospital, nursinghome setting or anywhere like that theres too much of a chance of getting something in them you dont want to

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

They have Crocs without the holes in them...called the Specialist style. You don't have to worry about having nasty things fall through those holes! :eek:

I had them for a long time and I loved them. Then of course I found my love for Danskos lol

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Lov my Dansko's too Mel :)

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Flight.

Loveeeeeeeee my crocs. Specialist is the non hole one & has a closed back.

I hear so much about danskos. When I'm not broke I'll have to get a pair lol

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One of the new Crocs styles, the Mercy, has no holes, a higher back, and a non slip sole. They also have more arch support than the regular crocs and also more than the Specialists, which I had previously. Love them!

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Specializes in Med./Surg., Diabetes, Med. ICU, home hea.

I wore Crocs for a while, I found they didn't slip on urine wet linoleum... *yuck*

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Specializes in ICU / CVICU.

HI I wear the crocs specialist work shoes they have no holes in the amd they are anti static and also have a slight raised lip at the back to keep your foot in place. You wouldn't catch me wearing anything else to work!!!

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Specializes in Student.

There is another professional brand called "Krocks" that are wonderfull, plenty of suport, last forever,

removeable insole, mid-range price wise. THe black ones sstay nice looking thill they wear out,

Now "Crocs" that's another story. For weeks I had this vague back ache, when I finally put it together

it was always the day after I wore crocs, and walked alot. Only happens with the Crocs. They are fine for

short periods at home, no more than that for me.

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