I know this is a dumb question but we were having a discussion about this at work. I wear clean Crocs but tend to get asked about every day to remove my shoes in at least one house.
Some people I work with are offended and some don't care. I don't care as long as the house is clean, but walking along hardwoods with my white socks always gets them dirty, and thus ashamed of them at the next "please remove shoes" visit.
Probably won't get any replies but was just wondering what other people thought of this..
I have never, EVER been asked to remove my shoes !
HOWEVER...... there HAS been many a home where I have taken them off at the door without even being asked. If I go into a sparkly clean home with white or light carpeting, it's the first thing I do. Just my upbringing, I guess. My mom always made us take off our shoes at the door before coming in. Even my DAD had to take off his shoes !!! :rotfl:
That said, no.. I wouldn't have a problem with being asked.. not that many folks in my area would ever consider asking.. whole different culture here in my neck of the woods.
I have to say that its pretty obvious ito me if I visit a house where outdoor shoes are not worn.There are usually shoes by the door and often the householders/families slippers.Personally I dont have a problem if required to remove my shoes. My parents insisted on shoes being removed at the door.Therefore its nothing new to me.Furthermore my wife is totally insistant on the whole shoes off at the door and slippers on thing.Its a very expensive light carpet,(which her mother bought for us.)I manage three family centres and i have to say most of my staff also dont allow shoes in the house.
Haven't read all the replies, but I usually ask everyone that comes in my home to please take their shoes off. I have a newer house with newer carpet and I nor any of my family wears shoes in the house, so I don't feel it's unreasonable to ask others to remove their shoes. It is MY house, after all!
However, from the nurse's perspective, I can understand not wanting to remove my shoes in certain homes that may have a lot of clutter, dirt, etc.
As nurses we should all know that not everything is visible. You never know what you can bring in a house. I was raised to take my shoes off and it goes the same for my own house. I bought the anti-slip booty for respect and protection for the patient. I have many patients that have low immune systems....protecting the patient should be number one and even though you are there to do a job, you remain a guest in thier home. If it wasn't for your patients, you wouldn't have a pay check.
Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Hospice,IV Therapy.
I always carry spare shoes with me in a bag and change into them in the pts home. If I'm in someones home who insists on no shoes I put shoe covers on. I too think about all of the germs we are bringing in and carry Cava wipes with me.
This is an interesting conversation! My husband has a home health care nurse that comes 1x/mo to do an infusion of a maintenance drug. He's been coming to us for >5 years, I think, and every single time he takes his shoes off. Never asked him to, though.
We encounter this often and we are just told to buy house slippers that are hard on the bottom, and completely cover your feet. I'm wearing se right now as we speak. My company reimburses me but even if they don't, you can get some for $5 ish at places like Ross. Not sure about your companies policies but we are required as nurses to have protective feet coverings to protect us too so when the families are told this and we come with new clean house slippers, they've never said "no"
jnette, ASN, EMT-I
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wow... interesting, indeed !
I have never, EVER been asked to remove my shoes !
HOWEVER...... there HAS been many a home where I have taken them off at the door without even being asked. If I go into a sparkly clean home with white or light carpeting, it's the first thing I do. Just my upbringing, I guess. My mom always made us take off our shoes at the door before coming in. Even my DAD had to take off his shoes !!! :rotfl:
That said, no.. I wouldn't have a problem with being asked.. not that many folks in my area would ever consider asking.. whole different culture here in my neck of the woods.