One of the primary occupational hazards of professional nurses is wear and tear on their feet and legs. On every shift a nurse is constantly on the go. Rushing to patients in need, working in the operating room, and I can't even imagine what an ER nurse's feet and legs feel like after pulling an all night shift.
One of the culprits that can afflict a nurse is heel spurs. What are they? They're painful calcium growths that can develop on the bottom of the the foot bones. Heel spurs are more times then not connected with plantar fasciitis.
If your heel spurs become inflamed there can be considerable pain and the last thing a nurse should have to deal with when she is trying to rid her own patients of pain is his or her own foot pain.
There's a range of treatments to deal with heel spurs ranging from various exercises to orthotics made to custom order. Or there is anti-inflammatory meds. Each of these will cost you - if not time then money.
You can save yourself the pain of heel spurs by checking out the range of Crocs Nursing shoes on the market. Just because its easy to overlook the care and health of your feet doesn't mean you should be negligent regarding good foot care.
The sooner you start taking care of your feet the happier your feet will be especially over the long haul of a nursing career!