Nursing shoes!

vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN · Jun 10, 2014

Nikes with a sole insert will probably work well. As a CNA I wore them and they were great. There are all white leather nike shox as well as other all white leather nikes that may be cheaper.

I'd make sure I got a cross trainer or running shoe-- no walking or basketball shoes.

springchick1, ADN, RN · Jun 10, 2014

I stand on my feet 10 hours a day and have always worn Dansko shoes. I bought a pair last week that are Dansko XP. They have a memory foam liner in them. It is like walking on a cloud. Seriously, they are worth every single penny!

http://www.thewalkingcompany.com/dansko-proxp-white-box/22850

AmyRN303, BSN, RN · Jun 10, 2014

I stand on my feet 10 hours a day and have always worn Dansko shoes. I bought a pair last week that are Dansko XP. They have a memory foam liner in them. It is like walking on a cloud. Seriously, they are worth every single penny!
http://www.thewalkingcompany.com/dansko-proxp-white-box/22850

I've been searching at local stores to try these on. I haven't found any yet...good to know that The Walking Company has them. I'll have to try them out.

wkl1210 · Jun 10, 2014

Do you find Danko's to be heavy? Or does the comfort outweigh any "heaviness?"

springchick1, ADN, RN · Jun 10, 2014

I don't think they're heavy but I've been wearing then for years.

AmyRN303, BSN, RN · Jun 10, 2014

I don't find them heavy, but I wore them in food service where I did a lot of standing and not much walking. I'm starting on a very busy unit in July and think I'll be doing a lot more walking than I did when I wore my clogs to work. I wear mine recreationally too. Great arch support.

vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN · Jun 11, 2014

Do you find Danko's to be heavy? Or does the comfort outweigh any "heaviness?"

After awhile you won't notice the "heaviness". Eventually after I broke mine in, they now feel like a wonderful pair of comfy slippers custom made for my foot.

I have a few new pairs I've not yet broken in. I can feel the difference. (-; by the way--it seems the patent leather ones take longer to break in than the regular leather ones.

wkl1210 · Jun 16, 2014

Thank you everyone!

eighthnote24 · Jun 28, 2014

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Geslina, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2014

A few comments about Danskos, which I have been wearing a few months. While they are not uncomfortable as far as getting blisters goes, they are stiff, and do not bend with your feet, so you must walk a bit differently, which in the beginning cause me foot pain in both feet, and pain in my right hip, radiating down my leg. After I took my shoes off at the end of a shift, the bottom of my feet ached for a long time. I also developed hard callouses on the balls of my feet. Considering how much I paid, I went out and bought gel inserts, which helped a bit with the foot pain and callouses, but I still have hip pain..so, I only wear them a few times a week now. Love that they made me taller, though!

i think these shoes are best for nurses who stand a lot, but don't necessarily walk a lot, on hard floors, which I do. Actually I run all night, up and down two long concrete slab halls with tile floors. I don't care for sneakers, but two pairs of shoes I have that work great for me are Timberland Renova, a lower clog like soft shoe, and Skechers GoWalks, both of which are ultra comfy from the word go, the former around $80 and the latter about $50. I am on my second pair of each of these, as I like to switch my shoes around a lot, both for style reasons, and because it's good for your feet.

AmyRN303, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2014

A few comments about Danskos, which I have been wearing a few months. While they are not uncomfortable as far as getting blisters goes, they are stiff, and do not bend with your feet, so you must walk a bit differently, which in the beginning cause me foot pain in both feet, and pain in my right hip, radiating down my leg. After I took my shoes off at the end of a shift, the bottom of my feet ached for a long time. I also developed hard callouses on the balls of my feet. Considering how much I paid, I went out and bought gel inserts, which helped a bit with the foot pain and callouses, but I still have hip pain..so, I only wear them a few times a week now. Love that they made me taller, though!
i think these shoes are best for nurses who stand a lot, but don't necessarily walk a lot, on hard floors, which I do. Actually I run all night, up and down two long concrete slab halls with tile floors. I don't care for sneakers, but two pairs of shoes I have that work great for me are Timberland Renova, a lower clog like soft shoe, and Skechers GoWalks, both of which are ultra comfy from the word go, the former around $80 and the latter about $50. I am on my second pair of each of these, as I like to switch my shoes around a lot, both for style reasons, and because it's good for your feet.

I love em for standing too, but definitely could not walk for 12 hours in them. My walking shoes are Skechers and I'm waiting on a pair of Renovas now.