I give in, I'm a COB

[Emergent]

Ok, I've had it. I'm tired of whippersnapper nurses, smart alecky new grads who think that their gold plated degrees trump experience.

I'm hungry for young flesh.

I'm officially a Crusty Old Bat, to put it nicely.

[rnsheri]

I had the meanest nurse ever for my trainer at my first job. I mean, she didn't even care if I was nervous about calling the doctor at 2 a.m.-- "Just call the **** doctor, girl!" She never sugar-coated anything! If I did something incorrectly, that COB would tell me I did something incorrectly. She wouldn't sweeten her criticism with "honey" or "sweetheart". She never even cared when I told her, "The textbook says..." She rolled her eyes when I told her I didn't want to disturb a patient because he was sleeping. ROLLED HER EYES, can you believe it?

Unbelievable. She actually made me LEARN things. Horrible woman. COB!

[canigraduate]

LOL!! "Crusty bred...crusty dead!!"

My husband asked me what the H I was laughing at so hard.

[OCNRN63, RN]

Guy in Babyland said:

What is the membership requirements for the Crusty Old Bat Society and is their a male equivalent like the Crusty Old Buzzard Society?

You may have the potential to be a COB, but you're still a newbie. Some people use "Future Crusty Old Bat" in their signature line.

I don't know if there's a male equivalent. COBs can be guys or gals.

[nynursey_]

You may have the potential to be a COB, but you're still a newbie. Some people use "Future Crusty Old Bat" in their signature line.

I don't know if there's a male equivalent. COBs can be guys or gals.

My 2 years in definitely does not certify me. But it's an aspiration of mine, of course.

[OCNRN63, RN]

I think I'm starting to brown as well. One thing that irks my nerves for whatever reason is the shiny pre-nursing students on here that pretend to either already be nurses, or nursing students. They are yet to be a nurseling, yet they all the sudden know more than me.

Okay, my miniature rant is over.

Good...good! Take your place on the "Crusty" side.

[psu_213, BSN, RN]

Guy in Babyland said:

What is the membership requirements for the Crusty Old Bat Society and is their a male equivalent like the Crusty Old Buzzard Society?

Men can be bats too...just ask Adam West. Although Michael Keaton was crustier in that role...

[ladytraviler]

I, at the tender year of 13, am becoming slightly more than brown but less than crusty. I have had several years of working with COB and have learned something every time. I always correct coworkers when they say "Oh, I'm just a LPN". I have had many lessons taught by LPN's that have saved my keister.

[NurseIndependa]

I may be a future COB because in a recent post I was told "You are so uncaring and in humane! I never want you to be my nurse!". I love when posters pull that card!

[Jensmom7, BSN, RN]

Independa said:

I may be a future COB because in a recent post I was told "You are so uncaring and in humane! I never want you to be my nurse!". I love when posters pull that card!

Do they not realize that when they say that, none of us want them to be our patient?

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Independa said:

I may be a future COB because in a recent post I was told "You are so uncaring and in humane! I never want you to be my nurse!". I love when posters pull that card!

Then put it in your siggy line...as I did!

I'm PROUD to be a future COB!

[OCNRN63, RN]

Emergent said:

OK, I've had it. I'm tired of whippersnapper nurses, smart alecky new grads who think that their gold plated degrees trump experience.

I'm hungry for young flesh. 

I'm officially a Crusty Old Bat, to put it nicely.

Like there was ever a question about your being a COB! 

[OCNRN63, RN]

psu_213 said:

Men can be bats too...just ask Adam West. Although Michael Keaton was crustier in that role...

No question about it, Keaton was the best Batman, although Christian Bale gave him a run for the money.