Hospital staff footwear - starting clin. placements

*Hank Scorpio*

Hi,

I'm just wondering what kind of footwear nurses/radiographers wear and where is a good place to get them? I'm a male radiography student starting clinical placement soon. We haveto wear plain black shoes. Are trainers good enough or is there anywhere in Dublin to get those special clog-type shoes I see around?

Piriz

hey, im a male and i was on clinical placement (not in radiography) recently and i wore plain white runners...
your best bet is to ring your supervisor/practice educator and ask them what you should wear or if you can wear black/white runners etc.. each hospital department may have different rules on footwear..

Piriz

just noticed your username...my favourite character ever!

*Hank Scorpio*

Piriz wrote: »

hey, im a male and i was on clinical placement (not in radiography) recently and i wore plain white runners...
your best bet is to ring your supervisor/practice educator and ask them what you should wear or if you can wear black/white runners etc.. each hospital department may have different rules on footwear..

ok. i'll email him. thanks.

Laydee

Quite a few people in my class bought the crocks & slip on shoes only to be told that they must be laced up when we met our placement coordinator. Emailing is probably the best idea, could you ask any 2nd years?

Dr Galen

get yourself a proper pair of supportive, good quality shoes mate.

Hospital floors are wayyyyy hard, and are murder til u get used. A decent pair of shoes saves you a lot of pain after a long day standing

drzhivago

Dr Galen wrote: »

get yourself a proper pair of supportive, good quality shoes mate.

Hospital floors are wayyyyy hard, and are murder til u get used. A decent pair of shoes saves you a lot of pain after a long day standing

crocs all the way for me

so comfortable, dont scratch like leather shoes, dont absorb all the hospital dirt like suede or canvas shoes but most important very comfy

Cerocco

I used to wear nurse mates shoes, Have a look at their web site

kiwipower

Hi ya,
Not a male but am a Radiographer, I tend to wear my trainers on the grounds of health and safety. Toes and foot are fully covered, and proper support is given to the foot and ankle. I have had a few issues in one Irish hospital about the wearing of trainers, so I just wore steel cap black leather workers boots instead! I thought it was a pure joke that other radiographers would wear high heels and open-toed shoes and this was considered acceptable!

You will have to discuss with the hospital you will be training in. I presume its a Dublin hospital so I wouldn’t know their rules. I have heard of other colleagues (albeit not in Ireland) who when told they were not allowed to wear trainers by management produced a Drs Cert stating they should wear trainers for the foot support.

Personally I think the only suitable foot wear is trainers as the provide comfort and support when you are standing all day and can protect those poor toes from trolley wheels and dropped cassettes! Not that you young ones need worry to much about cassettes!! (Ohh I miss the student fun of Dark Rooms! )