Dansko, Sorry, DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO

[suzyqart]

these shoes are not what they are cracked up to be, they are absolutely NOT the best nursing shoes out there, and I am a nurse! I should know! I gave these shoes plenty of time to "break-in" and get used too, no go, I do not have any injuries or any weird thing wrong with my feet, I have perfectly normal feet, these shoes are painful. DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO. I went back to running shoes, then get your tennis shoes / running shoes, forget all of the "the best nursing shoe" claims, dansko and all of the others similar to Dansko are painful and cause injury.

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

More than one post on this topic? Wow, that's some hatin' going on!!

You must really not like these shoes.. You've posted this on several posts mentioning Danskos :)

I have bad/weak ankles so these shoes aren't an option for me. But they seem to work for a lot of people. I think everyone should try it out for themselves because what one person hates another loves and vice versa.

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[DoeRN]

I've worn danskos for years while working 12 hour shifts with no problem. I work in a clinic now and do a lot of sitting down and my feet swell in the danskos. I was heartbroken because I bought a new pair for my new position. I had to buy a pair of regular tennis shoes that I know aren't going to last.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

I've worn danskos for years while working 12 hour shifts with no problem. I work in a clinic now and do a lot of sitting down and my feet swell in the danskos. I was heartbroken because I bought a new pair for my new position. I had to buy a pair of regular tennis shoes that I know aren't going to last.

Oh no!

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

I've worn danskos for years while working 12 hour shifts with no problem. I work in a clinic now and do a lot of sitting down and my feet swell in the danskos. I was heartbroken because I bought a new pair for my new position. I had to buy a pair of regular tennis shoes that I know aren't going to last.

Do you wear compression socks? They might enable you to wear your beloved Danskos again. I love these ones. I have five pairs, some as old as two years, and they are still holding together well.

[bluenurse85]

Very cool! Had to have me those rainbow ones with the peace symbol & heart.

[nurseygal]

Hello, I'm a nurse too.... and I have 10 pairs of Dansko.. and I LOVE THEM

[~PedsRN~, BSN, RN]

They are just heavy and clunky for me. I had some before I was a nurse and loved them. In the hospital, not so much. :) I wear running shoes.

[melmarie23, MSN, RN]

I'm taking mine to my grave! I love them that much! They are the only show that gets my feet and back through a 12hr shift!

[dah doh, BSN, RN]

I think I have duck feet...flat feet, fallen arches, & weak ankles = no danskos for me! But to each his or her own!!

I used to wear a specific model of ryka walking shoes until they discontinued them 😞. Now I wear crocs, but add a cheap insole that I change out every 3 months! Seems to work for me. When my feet hurt, it's time to change the insoles.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

There was a month of breaking in for me and now my feet are used to them. I almost would prefer to wear them out shopping rather than use regular tennis shoes. You also have to pad your feet too initially. One nurse had to use the fluffy non-skid socks.