Dankso Nursing Shoes ~ Award Winning Comfort

Did you know that shoes can win awards?  Okay, maybe awards is not the “appropriate” term in this case but even still, I never realized that shoes could receive recognition for well…greatness.  In the case of Dansko nursing shoes, this holds true.  And that greatness is rewarded in the form of a seal of approval by the APMA which stands for the American Podiatric Medical Association.
Now I don’t know about you but when I read this about the Dansko shoes, my first thought was, “the whozywhatsits?”  But upon further reading I came to understand [...]

So have you looked at a pair of Dansko nursing shoes and after shaking your head at the “style” of the footwear, still wonder to yourself what it is about these shoes that people like so much.  Why are they so comfortable?  Well, we’re going to break it down here because I’m like you.  I can’t help but wonder why when you put one brand of shoe on it makes you feel like your walking on the clouds…even after pulling an 8 hours shift and another brand makes you feel like you’ve been walking on a bed of nails your [...]

Have you ever wondered why nursing shoes, for the longest time, always came in the color of white?  Did you know that it was only a short time ago that the shoes and entire uniform itself actually changed from the standard look of an all white dress, tights, and the white nursing shoes?
Because I found the topic interesting I did a little research to get some history on the entire nursing uniform including the shoes and where they came from.  I wanted to pass along what I found out with the thought that you might find it interesting as well.  [...]