So we can't wear clogs...

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I was recently accepted into a nursing program and found out that we cannot wear clogs. I am so upset because I love my Danskos. They are well broken-in, and have proven to be great when having to mostly stand for 10+ hr shifts.

So with that said...any recommendations? I wouldn't mind a sneaker, though I don't know if I will really be flying around on clinicals. Also, I have heard some stories about fluids, etc. getting on sneakers, and being harder to clean. The Danskos are great since I could just wipe them off. :arghh: I am looking at the Timberland Renova Pro, would this be considered a clog too?

Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.
Exactly what I use. I need a wide width in a shoe, and New Balance is one of the few athletic shoe manufacturers who produce shoes in wide widths. I have never been disappointed.

I need a wide width as well. I once made the mistake of thinking I would try a different shoe.Bad idea.

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Chances are if your program won't allow clogs, they won't allow running type sneakers.

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Specializes in PCCN.

we werent allowed to wear danskos in my clinicals either. I just had some cheapie white sneaks, and since clinicals weren't every day, it was no prob. to wear them.

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Specializes in Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

My school doesn't allow clogs, but they mean open-back. Most of us wear a clog style shoe with backs.

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Specializes in Maternal Child.

We can wear sneakers, just not clogs. I will check out the. New Balance sneakers. Aren't Alegrias clogs too?

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Nike with leather, no mesh.

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In my nursing program, we are not allowed to wear clogs with open backs. Our shoes must also be white. When in doubt, email the person in charge of clinicals. I am in my second semester and learned that having the right shoes is the difference between being tired after clinicals(right shoes) or just plain exhausted(wrong shoes). Personally, I would not wear sneakers but try to wear shoes that do not have mesh/cloth on them. Kinda gross to think about bodily fluids going through the shoe onto your feet!

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Specializes in Maternal Child.
In my nursing program, we are not allowed to wear clogs with open backs. Our shoes must also be white. When in doubt, email the person in charge of clinicals. I am in my second semester and learned that having the right shoes is the difference between being tired after clinicals(right shoes) or just plain exhausted(wrong shoes). Personally, I would not wear sneakers but try to wear shoes that do not have mesh/cloth on them. Kinda gross to think about bodily fluids going through the shoe onto your feet!

That is exactly why I want to avoid the mesh! I have seen Keen's PTC Utility Oxfords, they are leather, no mesh, but have laces. What do you wear?

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Specializes in kids.

I have KLOGS and they have an closed back, the most comfortable pair of shoes I have ever had for work. I have a bad knee and my knee rarely bothers me when I wear them. Worked a full 8 hour shift the first time I wore them and my feel never felt so good. Cost about $90 and well worth it.

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Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.
Personally, I would not wear sneakers but try to wear shoes that do not have mesh/cloth on them. Kinda gross to think about bodily fluids going through the shoe onto your feet!

I guess I just think differently than so many others here about the permeability of shoes and the vulnerability of the skin on my feet. I've been a nurse for 20+ years and I've had a great variety of blood/body fluids dripped/spilled/splattered/flung/squirted onto my person. Very few of these incidents have resulted in such exposures to my shoes/feet. It's great to have the protection of leather on one's entire foot, but by this rationale I should have to wear a leather suit and facemask (probably not appropriate attire for my field of practice).

I'm just saying, when icky substances contact a non-gloved part of my body, it's usually mostly been my arms and chest/abdomen. The skin on my feet is no more sacred or prone to infection. I keep a spare pair of scrubs in my locker, if foot exposure was a tremendous concern for me, I would keep an extra pair of shoes. If I worked in labor & delivery or trauma, I would probably keep an extra pair of shoes & socks around.

My advice to the OP, check for specifics with your program. When I went to school (in the middle ages I know), there were very strict regulations in place for what kinds of shoes we could wear (only all white leather shoes, no visible brand names except the blue nursemates heart cause they are sacred you know). If your clinical hours are like mine, you are not on your feet for 12 hrs but maybe that has changed. Our clinicals were 6hrs, one of which was post-conference so I wore those horrible nurse mates shoes then tossed them after school. That brand has never fit my feet right.

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Double check with your program exactly what they mean by by clogs.

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Specializes in Med/Surg,Cardiac.

I actually carried the shoes I chose in on my phone screen and verified they were acceptable. Since most nurses are familiar with danskos I'd ask. They may restrict simply because of the crazy colors available.

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