I thought I had finally hit the jackpot looking for a suitable nursing shoe.
After visiting three Oklahoma City-area medical supply stores, I found one where they had something my size -- 13 -- and fit school policy. And since it was on the clearance shelf, it was cheap.
But the shoes didn't fit right at all. One of the clerks at this place was watching me, and came over to help. It didn't take long for her to figure out what was wrong.
"Let me see if I can find a more masculine version of that shoe."
The shoe looked pretty generic to me, and I didn't see anything on the box that indicated it was a women's show. But then I did notice the model name on the side of the box: "JENNY."
I know what it's like to be in a woman's shoes now.
I don't really mean figuratively; it's more in a literal sense -- sort of for a medical podiatric drag show.
But maybe I got just a slight taste of what it's like for a woman in a man's world. Like I said, this was the fourth store I had been to that day: One didn't have a thing my size and two didn't have any men's shoes in stock at all. It's like when I looked for my scrubs and the place had two sections: women's and unisex.
No, it's not even close to the same thing as what women go through. And then I saw ads like this plastered all over the walls of several of these places:
Maybe it's another way to try to get more men in the profession.
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Hehe. Those are Crocs for Nurses! It will be easy to wash off the blood and guts. And I bet they're a chick magnet!
Yeah, definitely easy to wash: they're made of polyurethane and are antimicrobial -- so they might not be as stylish as the leather Birkenstocks, but they're much more practical. Cheaper, too.
And as far as being a chick magnet, wait until you see the whole ensemble: shoes, scrubs and stethescope. Very fetching, I must say. I did read that nurses topped a list of sexual fantasies. Of course, that was for men's fantasies. The chicks all dreamed about firefighters.
Hmmm. Maybe I should be a firefighter.
In any case, bring your ensemble when you come. We can play dress-up.
Hehehe. You would make an awesome firefighter.
And we'd be the perfect pair for dress-up: you'd be the firefighter and I'd be flaming.
Flaming! Good one, G!
I'd have to relearn how to handle a hose.
Silly me. I was actually expecting a thread about shoes.
Sorry, DW. George started it.
Yes, yes -- my apologies.
So getting back on topic, kc, I'm going to buy you a pair of these.
Wow, who knew you could get boot-cut scrubs?
Aaaggghhh! I LOVE those!!!
Yeah, Wendy -- I don't know if I would deem those scrub pants safe in a health care environment. But they sure do look stylish!
And kc, those boots would totally make you a chick magnet.
those boots have nice straps, too.
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