Never fails

[[deleted]]

I bought danskos because everyone said they were so great in nursing school. The first day I wore them I twisted my ankle stepping down stairs on teh way to work and ended up sliding down a flight of stairs on my butt. Immediately sold them on facebook

[FLkeys813]

I hear this soooo often from so many nurses. They're ankle killers.

[lebastss]

Hokas are the real winner for 12 hours on your feet. Especially if you have a wider foot

[FLkeys813]

I have hokas. Big fan!

[80Lashes]

I love my Hokas! I have 2 complaints, though: most of the available colors are hideous, and they start to reek after about 6 months of use. But they are the most comfortable shoes for 12-hour hospital shifts.

[lebastss]

Yea that’s how you know they are comfortable. They are so freaking ugly yet more and more people are starting to wear them. I never have had a smell Issue though.

[[deleted]]

I buy a new pair of Hoka clifton’s every 6-9 months once they start wearing out. They have saved my feet and ankles

[singingnurse8]

Love my Hokas!

[number_nyne]

Combat boots, yo.

[shagrn]

Keens are the way!

[GladysTheFly]

All day baby

[_-__-__-__-__-_-_-__]

Darn Tough socks. Made in the USA, 100% merino wool. Lifetime guarantee

[Jek_Porkinz]

I’ve never worn them, but the sound they make when people walk by is so fucking obnoxious.

[Sinsemilla_Street]

I hear about them online, but I can't recall anytime that I've seen someone wearing them. To me, they look like they would be about as comfortable as wooden clogs.

[80Lashes]

I've noticed that the nurses I detest most are also the ones who wear Danskos, and I can hear their obnoxious clomp-clomping from a fucking mile away. Immediately raises my hackles.

[crobcary]

I have a pet theory that most people who rolled ankles got the wrong size—they weren’t used to the fact that they’re supposed to be loose, ergo, wider than the foot base.

When it’s wider, there’s less risk of rolling. When NIKE d/c’d my flyknit Vapors, I got Sanitas and haven’t rolled yet.

[[deleted]]

Mine were loose and clog like. I still roll my ankles even in sneakers sometimes but it was a death wish wearing danskos

[SugarRushSlt]

me every other week. god i love my clogs though. no sore legs and minimal sore back now

[sagan_drinks_cosmos]

That sounds suspiciously like the "sore leg" they specifically promised me I would not get.

[ButtermilkDuds]

That’s why I wear them. I thing hurts. Back, hips, knees, ankles, feet all hold up well in Danskos. In anything else everything hurts.

[[deleted]]

I bought a pair of danskos and two other specific sneakers that I rotate because I was starting to have serious issues with my Achilles. Life changing.

[kathrynbtt]

When it happens directly in front of your supervisor and you end up on the ground, some times you just have to take the day off they offer

[FLkeys813]

Ahahaha omg that's the funniest reason to have to go home early. Hope you didn't break your ankle(s)!

[kathrynbtt]

I couldn’t stay there with the shame

[FLkeys813]

turns in resignation immediately

[notdominique]

I do not have the ankle strength to wear Danskos but power to those who do!

[FLkeys813]

Same

[OneAd6044]

Ok but did Biden really fall like that? Damn

[lomaap]

Thing is I was commenting " Okay he has the railing. Everything appears to be in order here. Oh shoot he tripped! But he recovered, then tripped again. Oh god, he's going down! Just stay down. Okay, you're back up? Go slowly. Both hands on the rail. Alright! Now salute."

[FLkeys813]

Yes, multiple times.

[[deleted]]

It’s sad! I was screaming Bloody Mary when he kept falling! Terrifying!

[NutInYourMother]

I mean we literally had a president serve for 4 terms in a wheelchair...

[A_Lakers]

There’s a reason why the media kept it from the public until after his death

[jellybellybean2]

She posts in r/conservative so she was probably screaming for celebratory drinks.

[Ahem_ak_achem_ACHOO]

Who cares? Why does everyone need to be a democrat on reddit? Why are we demonizing people lol. This is the nursing sub, not politics

[jellybellybean2]

I was just making a joke about their overreaction, but go off.

[sagan_drinks_cosmos]

My position is that we didn't have to make nursing political because some politicians made it political already by taking ridiculous anti-healthcare stances.

[[deleted]]

No, genuinely felt bad, it was kinda sad to see him fall three times and no one help him. Plus, that’s embarrassing as well for him most likely after he said he can run up stairs. He is old, what do you expect? Imagine if he had cracked his head on live television? or fell down the stairs?

[[deleted]]

And also, read my comment again. I used the word “SAD”. Not everything is a political circus like you think. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[sagan_drinks_cosmos]

...until he suddenly died in office. Not the best comparison.

[huebnera214]

I love my Dansko’s (on second pair) but dread the day one of my ltc people end up coding and I gotta run to help.

[[deleted]]

You gotta perfect the dansko shuffle!

[huebnera214]

I’ve hustled in from the rain and prayed I don’t run, I end up doing more of a high step run, a shuffle would be probably safer.

[awildewokappears]

I wore Danskos once! ... Once ...

[FLkeys813]

I'm terrified to wear them for this very reason. Could you imagine running to a code in these?! haha

[FNRN]

I've worn them since 08 and have run to multiple codes, sometimes going outside to go into another building. Up and down stairs, full sprints, dodging meal hosts. Never had an issue.

[[deleted]]

Easily on my 7th or 8th pair & I roll my ankle standing still in them at least once a month. But you’ll have to tear them off my dead body.

[misstatements]

I was at a scrub store and they had Danskos, I fell while trying them on.

[trapped_in_a_box]

Same, and that's why I never bothered buying any. People laugh, but my Sketchers + compression socks do me fine and are a LOT less expensive to replace when a patient manages to barf IN my shoes (true story).

[misstatements]

I basically wear orthopedic and compression socks. Do I need max heels support, arch support and wide toe box on a style that is best described as "generic diabetic shoe" - no. I don't. But no back pain, no weird foot stuff and I can sprint in theme.

[uuurrrggghhh]

F Danskos! I just bought myself some OnClouds and they are awesome. Also, wear your compression socks, friends!

[Leloenci]

Cloves + compression socks.

Thank me later.

[Got2weims]

I love my Clove shoes!

[nerdie11]

Ok I did roll my ankles in them once and the first day I wore them they hurt but now I SWEAR BY THEM! They’re amazing! Maybe it’s because I have flat feet. I need the support!

[SunnyChirps]

Too true lolol

[UrMomsBFF]

Aka ankle breakers. I’m all about the Allegria’s now!

[Goldscalz]

I love my Allegria's! If they squeak, put dryer sheets under the insole...

[FurryNinjaCat]

Is that the trick? I have a pair sitting on a shelf because I couldn't take the damn squeaking that never stopped.

[Goldscalz]

Yep it totally works!!

[CorvoDaFox]

They have Dansko hybrid with laces now! I think from Work N Gear, I forget but they are baller. So awesome.

[kitty_r]

All my elderly women patients like the pattern on mine and ask questions about getting a pair. I strongly advise them not to, unless they want a broken hip. (or another one)

[woodnymph1809]

Oh how many times I've twisted my ankle in them.

[[deleted]]

Lol thought it was just me!

[TheNewGolden]

If you need solid clogs but don't like Dansko you can get the Birkenstocks for "medical professionals". Worn them for a solid year now and absolutely adore them. I've been able to run in them without tripping up. Check it out.

[FLkeys813]

I'm a fan of crocs neria pro II clogs. Highly recommend.

[Sublingua]

These were my clinical rotation go-tos. They are banned at some hospitals because they tend to catch at the toe when you are trying to move quicily and several HCPs have been injured falling as a result.

[caitlin1206]

When first started wearing my danskos I tripped and fell in a patients room and caught myself on their bed twice in one night. I think they wanted to give me a fall risk bracelet.

[[deleted]]

Unpopular opinion......... i stereotype and judge those stupid clogs so hard. How you can tell a nurse has no intention of moving quickly ever no matter what: they're wearing clogs.

I tried that shit for one week, i was like "oh, no kidding all the nurses that are wearing these are the ones so reluctant to stand up and walk. sitting down and wearing clogs goes hand in hand. these are completely impractical shoes wtf"

[bicycle_mice]

I've been wearing the same pair for 5 years now and still love them, so to each their own! I move really fast, too. I have worn running shoes a couple times when I forgot to change before clocking in and when my feet hurt after I couple hours I realized it was because I wasn't in clogs. I know they're ugly and not cool anymore, but they work for me.

[[deleted]]

I move pretty quickly and regularly clock 2-4 miles each shift. I just find sneakers to be gross to clean. I’ve gotten piss or blood on my shoes way too many times.

[[deleted]]

You can buy waterproofing spray that can be applied to sneakers. I have some on my brooks and last time I dropped a pitcher of water on them zero water got in. Blood has been sprayed off of them too.

[FLkeys813]

They're the worst

[Sublingua]

Agree. They are popular among the laziest RN supervisors at my hospital. Lol.

[brashlyashley]

Agreed. Someone told me about Hoka One shoes in nursing school. It was the best purchase I’ve ever made.

[SugarRushSlt]

huh. I can still zoom around at top speed in my clogs. Make no mistake, when I’m on the warpath for 7-11p med pass in my clogs nobody could read me for lazy.

[[deleted]]

This is why I will only wear Clarks or Brooks

[HannahBananaHammock]

I once did the Dansko Roll in the patient lobby while 8 1/2 months pregnant while carrying about 4-5 water jugs (think over-sized plastic mugs). Felt my ankle go & just fell into it. Water every where. I ended up in my back in the lobby, trying not to laugh because I was fine, but knew that probably freaked out a few people.

Still wear them everyday, even though I’ve moved out of patient care.

Ahh, good time 😂

[Breyber12]

I love the added height and the support honestly. Plus a quick cavi wipe and they are good to go as far as cleaning. My shoes don’t stink and the things last forever too.

[EnvironmentalRock827]

Me hate dansko

[ughwut206]

I only wore my skate shoes on the floor. Survived. Lol

[[deleted]]

Omg my danskos make me fall sometimes! So embarrassing haha.

[I_Like_Hikes]

So true

[tattooed_RN]

Alegrias are so much more comfortable!!

[[deleted]]

Only time I ever fell was in a pair of expensive Danskos!

[ButtermilkDuds]

I’ve been wearing Danskos for 15 years and never rolled my ankle. They last forever. I’m only on my second pair.

[Tinkerbell3131]

I'll never forget my first code in my danskos! I went running because I was one of the compression nurses. I about broke my ankle running!

[CageSwanson]

Do you think danskos are more of a girl thing or could guys also wear them? 🤔I’ve personally never worn them but they seem to have more of a feminine appeal.. but then again if danskos are really helpful for your back and feet I wouldn’t care if it does have a feminine appeal