I know this was covered, but I can't find it-Shoes

TreetopAngel_RN · Jun 23, 2005

I know that this was recently discussed, and I am either too tired or too blind to find it again-I really want to treat myself to some great shoes for when I start my fellowship-I remember hearing about quarks, danskos and birkenstocks-please, nurses, your input into great-12hr shift shoes....Thanks bunches-low arches and creaky knees

My favorites are made by Merrell, the Topo Moc. Lightweight and oh so good to your feet. When it comes to my nursing shoes, I buy two pair at a time and rotate them, to allow them time to air out after a 12 hour shift. This has the added benefit that I only buy new shoes about every 3-4 years.

Alloramadai · Jun 23, 2005

I just bought my first pair of shoes; spent a little extra and got Quark Pro-Air II. My clinical lab class had a great time during "show and tell" passing them around the table. They are extremely light - almost like walking barefoot. And the support seems good. I wanted to buy a pair of the Quark Clogs, but wasn't sure about nursing school requirements. The Clogs have a suction feature; you actually have to use your finger to break the suction to get the clog off - no worries about it slipping off.

I appreciate the idea to have two pairs to rotate. I seem to perspire more than the average person (it's a heredity thing), and would not have thought about having a second pair to rotate and allow the first to "air out."

maxcat · Jun 23, 2005

I know that this was recently discussed, and I am either too tired or too blind to find it again-I really want to treat myself to some great shoes for when I start my fellowship-I remember hearing about quarks, danskos and birkenstocks-please, nurses, your input into great-12hr shift shoes....Thanks bunches-low arches and creaky knees

I'm not a nurse (yet) but have noticed that many nurses where I did my clinical either wore Dansko clogs (I own these & love them but sometimes my ankle sort of "twists"-not sure I'd wear them for 12 hours). Some also are now wearing "crocs" -they're clogs originally designed for gardening and they come in all colors. They're sort of a foamy rubber and cheap too-about $30.

carolinapooh, BSN, RN · Jun 23, 2005

I'm not a nurse (yet) but have noticed that many nurses where I did my clinical either wore Dansko clogs (I own these & love them but sometimes my ankle sort of "twists"-not sure I'd wear them for 12 hours). Some also are now wearing "crocs" -they're clogs originally designed for gardening and they come in all colors. They're sort of a foamy rubber and cheap too-about $30.

This is embarrassing - I slipped on a waxed floor at school wearing Dansko Professionals, my foot rotated in the way I believe you're describing, I tried to catch myself and it felt as though someone shoved a nail up through my foot. By the end of chem lab (about two hours later), my foot was so swollen I had to take my shoe off, and I could barely put any weight on it without tearing up. That sucker HURT.

I ended up limping into the ED the next day at the university I was working at at the time (I went there after phoning my regular PA), and walked out on crutches with my right ankle in an AirCast. I had badly sprained my ankle and it took six weeks to heal. I mean, I was just walking down the HALL.

So I now wear VERY thick socks with my Danskos! But they're one of the few shoes that keep my knee (which I screwed up twelve years ago on the slopes of NC) from hurting.

(Now you all are convinced I'm a klutz...) :coollook:

I also had a pair of Nike slip-on mule style sneakers (which actually look like good old classic nursing shoes) that I wore for ten and twelve hours at a time as a pharmacy tech and I loved them. I'll probably get another pair of them for school.