I personally like nursemates, they are very comfortable and have good support. I recommend that you get shoes with good support and comfortable. You will also need to get yourself some support socks...
You were correct in letting your clinical instructor know what has happened and the concerns you have. I wouldn't be afraid of telling, someone needs to. This is how so many patients get nosocomial...
The hospital that I'm employed the nurses do the following: once the physician has written the orders for medications, if they 're new meds we will call them in to the pharmacy that the patient uses....