What are the best shoes for 12 hour shifts?

[Samantha Vaughn]

Hey Guys!  I am a level 4 nursing student.  I was wondering what shoes were the best.  Thanks for the feedback!!

[pattie_4u]

When i was a student, I used to ask my mom to buy me Nurse Mates. Theyre quite comfortable and wont slip. You can also try shoes from Hush Puppies.

[crimson]

 

Alegria shoes/clogs, one of the very few ever that do not make my heels hurt after 12-14 hours at the ICU. The other I found is the Avia version of the "rocker" not as high and very stable.

 

Crimson

[pickles]

I actually got Schetchers Fit shoes, they are like walking on air, support my back after  my 12 hour shifts and my arches and heels and joints dont ache either and I have bad feet...try them out, they also tone your legs and booty...good benefits for the comfort

[Samantha Vaughn]

Thanks!!  I broke down and bought Nursemates.  By the end of the day I thought my feet were going to fall off!!  My back felt better than usual but not my feet!  Guess I'll try something else now lol!

[Jennifer]

Dansko!!

[mcksmom]

i love adidas. i work 12 hr nights, and by the end of the night my feet do not hurt! goodluck!!

[RNrounds]

Best place to shop for shoes for RNs?

[Maureen]

We have a store called Trade Home here in Missoula but I know they are in other parts of the country too! They sell Dansko, Alegria, earth, Merrill, etc and you can lay them away. Just 10% down will hold the shoes and you can pay them off so it is not so bad on the wallet at one time. I also think that you should not wear the same pair of shoes 2 days in a row when working those 12 hour shifts.

[pickles]

Sketchers shape ups.  I have bad arches and theses shoes are amazing for standing in for 12 hours, but if you really think about it, standing and running your butt off for a long period of time is going to make it hard to ever find a shoe that accomodates what we do...ive tried them all. lol

 

[RNrounds]

Sketchers definitely are stylish and comfy too!

pickles said:

Sketchers shape ups.  I have bad arches and theses shoes are amazing for standing in for 12 hours, but if you really think about it, standing and running your butt off for a long period of time is going to make it hard to ever find a shoe that accomodates what we do...ive tried them all. lol

 

[Joyce Harrell, RN, OCN]

I have a friend that owns a scrub company, and she would have good insight into picking out the best shoes. Her site is www.fancyscrubs.com.   Her name is Lisa...

[Edith]

Nurse Mates,K Swiss running shoes or you can also try Dr.Scholls from Canada.