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Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse
Refresher Course

Applicants for licensure by endorsement, renewal, or reinstatement who have not practiced as a nurse for 500 hours within the past 5 years or who have not graduated within the past 5 years must take a refresher course in order to meet the continued competence requirement for licensure. A Board approved refresher course (see below) must consist of a least 45 contact hours of theory and at least 30 contact hours of clinical. Nurses wishing to design their own course of study should contact:

Sheila Exstrom
PO Box 94986
Lincoln NE 68509
e-mail: sheila.exstrom@dhhs.ne.gov
(402) 471-4376

Prior to participating in the clinical portion of a refresher course, a nurse must have a temporary permit.

The following is a list of refresher courses approved by the Nebraska Board of Nursing. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (402) 471-4376.

Central Community College
(Distance Learning Program)
4500 63rd Street
P.O. Box 1027
Columbus, NE 68602-1027
Contact: Jennifer Swantek, RN, BSN
Phone #: (402) 562-1266
Toll-free: 877-222-0780
Alternate #: (308) 398-7455		 Clarkson College
(Home Study Modules with Faculty Supervised Clinical Experience in Omaha)
101 South 42nd Street
Omaha, NE 68131-2715
Contact: Judi Dunn RN, BSN, MS
Phone # (402) 552-6123
1-800-647-5500 ext  6123
CNE-Net
North Dakota Nurses Association
(Home Study Program)
531 Airport Road, Suite D
Bismark, ND 58504
Contact: Samdie Opdahl, MS, RN
Phone # (701) 223-7105
email: sandie@ndna.org 		South Dakota State University
(Home Study Program)
SDSU Continuing Nursing Education
P.O. Box 2275
Brookings, SD 57007-0098
Contact: Marlys Bohn, RN, PhD
Phone # (605) 688-5745
Southeast Comm. College, Lincoln Campus
(Classroom Program)
8800 ‘O’ Street
Lincoln, NE 68520-1299
Contact: Janette Walsh, RN, BSN
Phone # (402) 437-2706
email jwalsh@southeast.edu

 

 Western Nebraska Community College
(Classroom Program, for LPNs only)
1601 E. 27th Street
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-1899 OR
1750 Sweetwater, Suite 102
Alliance, NE 69301
Contact: Anne Hippe, RN, MSN
Phone # (308) 635-3606 Ext 6060
1-800-348-4435
(308)763-2000
1-888-559-9622

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