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Thanks for the info. I tried on a pair of Shox when my husband bought his and it seemed my feet were hurting immediately in the store, so I bought a pair of Air instead and now my feet just hurt all day at work! As they do with Rockers, and anything else...

The way that I understand it is that it is a cost issue. We are half hospital based and half private and they can't use the hospital laundry facility. Currently, we are using disposable aprons and they are re-used all day and just hung up on a hook during down time and then put back on when needed. Some nurses are using the same gown for days. Same goes for masks. No shoe covers are used at all. Who governs the rules for these kind of things? If I am not confused, when we get the new gowns, we will be issued one each.

I am a 17 year RN who has recently gone back to dialysis nursing after a several year break from dialysis and boy have things changed. For starters, I am at a small, rural chronic unit now. I am severely questioning how right things are in the way we use are personal protective supplies. We are getting new gowns soon to replace our disposable aprons. I understand that these gowns are reusable and in the past when this unit used comparable gowns, each employee was expected to launder their own. It was up to the employee to decide when it was soiled enough to wash in other words and then you have to carry the nasty thing out of the unit and take it home to where your family is and wash it in YOUR washing machine. Am I being unreasonable in thinking that this is a little odd? What can I do?

I have plantar fasciitis. I also work 14 hour days and have a 1 year old and a 3 year old, so staying off of my feet is not an option. I have spent untold amounts of money on my feet, including custom orthotics, injections, and so many other gimmicks I can't name them. I am considering shelling out the bucks for some MORE new shoes and I was thinking about MBT or Z Coil. I would like some input from anyone/everyone. Thanks!