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I got a position with St Luke’s for their summer Nurse Apprentice Externship program. The program, which starts tomorrow, is 10 weeks long and includes time for shadowing other medical professionals and patients, as well as time for NCLEX review classes. It is a full time temporary position. If all works out, I will pursue a part time permanent position when I return to school in the fall.

Ninety percent of my assigned shifts are night shifts. I will work two 8-hour shifts and two 12-hour shifts per week. The shifts are 7pm-7:30am or 11pm-7:30am. I have a few evening shifts also which start at either 3pm or 7pm and get over at 11:30pm. I am really looking forward the experience.

I won’t be answering my phone during the day when I am sleeping. If you need to reach me please call between 4pm and 7pm, or call Brandi’s cell if it is an emergency and she will wake me up.

I have all weekends in June off (except this first one) and most in July. If anyone is planning on going camping let me know! I definitely need to get some camping and fishing in this summer.

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Now playing: Sixx: A.M. – Girl With Golden Eyes
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It’s not just the football team that kicks ass. The Boise State Men’s Basketball team beat #1 seed Utah State and then beat defending WAC champs New Mexico State yesterday in triple overtime to win the WAC tournement and land a spot in the national tourney.

Here is a link to an article from KTVB.com.

Broncos win WAC championship in 3OT thriller

If you missed it, Boise State won two awards at the 2007 ESPY Awards. The first was for best game and the second was for best play. Check out the video.

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Now playing: Velvet Revolver – The Last Fight
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NCAA ‘08, which features former Boise State Broncos quarterback Jared Zabransky on the cover, is scheduled for release next month. EA Sports has released a promotional advertisement featuring the Statue of Liberty play. Check out the website and the trailer below.

If I only had a PS3 or XBOX 360…

I officially applied to the Boise State nursing program this morning. I retook the Compass Placement Exam last week and did really well. I scored 98 on both reading and math (99 is perfect). I placed above Albegra (as I should have) so I was able to enter 99 for my math score on the application. I also had 7 bonus points for completed courses, such as English, math, psychology, anatomy & physiology. That put my total score at 204. They couldn’t tell me if that was good enough, but she had a suspicion that only those that score 200 or above would be considered for admission.

I also signed up for a certified nursing assistant (CNA) class on Saturdays. That means that every Saturday from now until May 5 will consist of sitting in a room for eight hours. By summer I hope to be getting clinical experience in a local hospital.