In Nebraska, to be certified as nursing aide, an individual must complete 75 hours of nursing training program combining classroom and clinical learning and pass competency evaluation examination in a Medicare/ Medicaid certified nursing facility and be listed on the nurse aide registry. Nurse aides who work in licensed nursing homes that are not Medicare or Medicaid certified, must have completed a state and federal approved 75 hour nurse aide course and competency evaluation programe. The nursing aide should also complete state approved 21 hours basic resident care course in an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded(ICF-MR).

For the placement on the Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry, an individual should meet following criteria:

• Be at least 16 years of age;
• Be able to speak and understand the English language; and
• Successfully complete, within 120 days of employment, a state approved 75 hour nurse aide training and competency evaluation program or 21 hour basic resident care course for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.
• Should not be convicted of a crime rationally related to act or behavior involving accepted more standard or participation in any illegal or unethical practice.

The certified nursing aide after successful completion of CBNA training program and who has passed competency evaluation program is automatically added to the registry within 30 days after the department is notified of successful completion of both the written and skills certification exams. Once an individual is placed on the nurse aide registry their status, remains active until such time as 24 months has lapsed since the individual stopped working as a nurse aide. An Individual who has not worked as a nurse aide for two years and who has taken an approved 75-hour nurse aide course may reactivate his/her registration by retaking the written and clinical exams.

Nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities in Omaha, Nebraska hire qualified nurse assistants for a median salary of $24,000 annually.

Nursing Aide training program in Nebraska:

Clarkson College – Omaha
101 South 42nd Street, Omaha, NE 68131

Southeast Community College Continuing Education Center – Lincoln
301 South 68th Street Place, Lincoln, Nebraska 68510

Southeast Community College Nurse Aide Training Program – Beatrice
4771 West Scott Rd., Jackson Hall Room 215, Beatrice, NE 68310

Southeast Community College – Hebron
Blue Valley Lutheran Nursing Home, 220 Park Ave., Hebron, Nebraska 68370

Southeast Community College – Nebraska City
1800 14th Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410

Southeast Community College Nurse Aide Training Course – Tecumseh
1133 North 3rd Street, Tecumseh, Nebraska 68450

Southeast Community College – Wahoo, South Haven
1400 Mark Dr., Wahoo, NE 68066

Nebraska Methodist College Nurse Aide Program – Omaha
720 North 87th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114

BryanLGH College of Health Sciences Nursing Assistant Program – Lincoln
5035 Everett Street, Lincoln, NE 68506

Mid-Plains Community College CNA Training Course – McCook
1205 East 3rd Street, McCook, Nebraska 69001

Northeast Community College – Norfolk
801 East Benjamin Avenue, Norfolk, NE 68702

Northeast Community College Nursing Assistant Course – O’Neill
409 East Adams Street, O’Neill, Nebraska 68763

Northeast Community College CNA Training Program – S. Sioux City
3309 Daniels Lane, South Sioux City, NE 68776

Northeast Community College Nurse Aide Training – West Point
202 Anna Stalp, West Point, Nebraska 68788

Metropolitan Community College C.N.A. Class – Omaha
Fort Omaha Campus, Omaha, NE 68103