Certified Nursing Aide Renewal Options

REMINDER: Nebraska DHHS regulations state you have 3 attempts at testing regardless of the location/school you choose to test. After 3 attempts, you will need to take the entire 76-hr CNA Course again.

Also, if you know you have not worked during required timeframe and your CNA license is going to lapse in the future, you can take the refresher course or sit for the exam prior to your license lapsing.

OPTION 1: CNA REFRESHER CLASS

Hours To Completion: Approximately 3

• Online study materials provided prior to in-person review and testing. When you come to Quality Career Pathways, your day will be broken down as follows:
  • For the first three hours you will review key CNA skills with our certified instructor. Your instructor will illustrate how to complete the skills based on the exam’s metrics, then you will have the opportunity to practice under the instructor’s supervision.
  • Once training is complete, everyone will have one hour to complete the written exam.
  • The remaining time is used for individual skills testing. Your exact skills exam time will be provided prior to your arrival at Quality and will be based upon order of enrollment (i.e. the person who enrolls first, will get the first time slot). You will be free to go once you have completed both exams.

All Inclusive Tuition: $150*

NOTE: Not all schools include testing fees with registration resulting in an additional payment to a 3rd party at a later date. Testing is INCLUDED with QCP payment at time of registration.

Requirements To Enroll:

You need to have a Certified Nurse Aide license in the State of Nebraska that has lapsed or is inactive.

OPTION 2: CNA TESTING ONLY

This option does NOT include any review with an instructor.

• Online study materials provided immediately upon sign up.
• Testing times are scheduled in order of sign up and you will be notified shortly after enrollment of your exact testing time.
• Written Exam: $35
• Skills Exam: $50 (includes online study materials for 60 days)

Certified nurse aides work with patients to provide health care under the supervision of a licensed or registered nurse. If you have already obtained a professional CNA certification but have let it lapse, this course can reactivate your expired or unused certificate in less than one day.

You will receive study materials in advance, then you’ll attend three hours of additional training in our skills lab with our instructor. The small group setting of less than six students per class will give you confidence to pass the written and clinical skills exams held at the completion of the class.

You can check with the Nebraska Nursing Aide Licensing Authority to ensure that the Quality Career Pathways CNA Refresher Course will fulfill the requirements you need to re-certify.  

The Quality Career Pathways CNA Refresher Program Details:

The CNA Course Will Review

• The skills of a nurse aide (CNA) and their role within a health care team
• Effective communication skills to interact with staff, co-workers, faculty, and other members of the healthcare team
• The important privacy and security of patients and others

Books

• No book required
• Online access to 10 PowerPoints, Chapter Exams, and Clinical Skills Sheets prior to arriving at the school for your in-person hours

Testing for CNA Re-certification

• Written exam is done at the school
• Skills exam is done at the school

About Quality Career Pathways

Our training courses will prepare you to become a successful healthcare professional. A course completion card from a Quality Career Pathways training class will open doors for health occupations and new employment opportunities with high-quality healthcare providers in Omaha and throughout the state of Nebraska.

If you do not have an employment opportunity in mind, please consider one of our Premier Hiring Partners. All six of these employers are in need of CNAs and love to hear from our graduates: Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Comfort Keepers, Douglas County Health Services, Hillcrest Health Services,  Methodist, and Nebraska Medicine. You can also check out our Job Board to view CNA and CMA positions in the Omaha area. While we cannot guarantee employment after you pass your CNA Refresher course, we make every attempt to provide you with the resources to find your new career.

Reactivating your CNA in Omaha is a great career choice.   By enrolling in Quality’s CNA Refresher Class, you get the best CNA training in the midwest.  After successful completion of the CNA Refresher program at Quality Career Pathways, a great career awaits you in a variety of healthcare fields, including patient care, long-term care, registered nurses, nursing homes, care facilities, and so much more. 

Our training programs are different than community college courses because our programs are continually assessed by faculty, staff, and members of the business and education communities to help ensure your studies align with your career and employment goals.