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2026 NSSNA Convention

One Profession, Infinite Journeys: Charting Your Own Course in Nursing

Details

Date: Saturday, February 28th, 2026

Time: 7 am - 5 pm (schedule is subject to change)

**5 pm: Officer Transition Meeting, Conference Cleanup, etc (25 - 26 Exec Board & 26 - 27 Exec Board)**

Location: Clarkson College - 101 S 42nd St. Omaha, Nebraska 68131

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Registration

Included with Registration: 

  • ​Conference Merchandise

  • Breakfast & Lunch (Dinner for Exec Board Meeting - 25 - 26/26 - 27)

  • Networking Opportunities

  • Prize, Scholarship, & Award Opportunities

  • Delegation & Voting Opportunities (NSNA & NSSNA Members)

Prices:

  • NSNA & NSSNA Members - $40.00

  • Non-NSNA/NSSNA Members - $50.00

  • High Schoolers - $25.00

  • Faculty & Chapter Advisors/Consultants - $35.00

Group Rate:

Itinerary/Schedule

Registration, Check-In, & Breakfast: 7 am - 7:50 am (Howard Hall & Clarkson College Student Center)

  • Come inside and the 2025 - 2026 Exec Board will help check you in or get you registered for convention, direct you to breakfast, & get you your conference merchandise and tickets

Open Session & Keynote Speaker: 8 am - 9 am (Howard Hall)​

  • NSSNA - Intros, Updates/Announcements, Reports

  • NSNA Update - Shanelle Lee, COSP Chair

  • NNA Update - Blake Smith, NNA President

  • Keynote:

    • Speaker: Mother Kim Roberts

Breakout Rooms: 9:10 am - 12:30 pm​

  • Session 1 (9:10 am - 10:10 am)

    • ATI NCLEX Pharmacology Review (Room 308 - 3rd Floor) - Ms. Olivia Krichau​

    • Stop the Bleed Certification (Classroom 1 - 4th Floor) - Mr. Curtis Olson

    • Birth Basics: Safe Delivery & Newborn Care Simulation (Sim Lab Room 1 - 4th Floor) - Ms. Lori Jerina DNP, APRN-CNM

      • Contact Hour/CE Available​ - This event is jointly provided by the Nebraska State Student Nurses Association and Clarkson College Professional Development. Clarkson College Professional Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by VTL Center for Professional Development, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    • Resuscitate: A Coding Patient Experience (Sim Lab Room 2 - 4th Floor) - Ms. Sally Stimson MSN, RN, CHSE​

      • Contact Hour/CE Available - This event is jointly provided by the Nebraska State Student Nurses Association and Clarkson College Professional Development. Clarkson College Professional Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by VTL Center for Professional Development, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

  • Session 2 (10:20 am - 11:20 am)

    • Seizure First Aid Training/Certification (Room 308) - Nebraska Epilepsy Foundation​

    • Stop the Bleed Certification (Classroom 1 - 4th Floor) - Mr. Curtis Olson

    • Birth Basics: Safe Delivery & Newborn Care Simulation (Sim Lab Room 1 - 4th Floor) - Ms. Lori Jerina DNP, APRN-CNM

      • Contact Hour/CE Available - This event is jointly provided by the Nebraska State Student Nurses Association and Clarkson College Professional Development. Clarkson College Professional Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by VTL Center for Professional Development, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    • Resuscitate: A Coding Patient Experience (Sim Lab Room 2 - 4th Floor) - Ms. Sally Stimson MSN, RN, CHSE

      • Contact Hour/CE Available - This event is jointly provided by the Nebraska State Student Nurses Association and Clarkson College Professional Development. Clarkson College Professional Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by VTL Center for Professional Development, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    • Chapter Advice, Recommendations, & Items of Importance (Howard Hall) - NSSNA President & COSP Chair 

      • **Faculty & Chapter Advisors/Consultants**

  • Session 3 (11:30 am - 12:30 pm)

    • Seizure First Aid Training/Certification (Room 308) - Nebraska Epilepsy Foundation

    • "Growing Beyond the Bedside: How Associations Shaped My Nursing Career" (Classroom 1 - 4th Floor) - Mr. Blake Smith, NNA President

    • Birth Basics: Safe Delivery & Newborn Care Simulation (Sim Lab Room 1 - 4th Floor) - Ms. Lori Jerina DNP, APRN-CNM

      • Contact Hour/CE Available - This event is jointly provided by the Nebraska State Student Nurses Association and Clarkson College Professional Development. Clarkson College Professional Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by VTL Center for Professional Development, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    • Resuscitate: A Coding Patient Experience (Sim Lab Room 2 - 4th Floor) - Ms. Sally Stimson MSN, RN, CHSE

      • Contact Hour/CE Available - This event is jointly provided by the Nebraska State Student Nurses Association and Clarkson College Professional Development. Clarkson College Professional Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by VTL Center for Professional Development, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Lunch: 12:35 pm - 1:35 pm (Howard Hall)

  • More to come; if you have dietary restrictions, please include that on your conference registration email

Exhibit Hall (Career & Student Engagement Fair): 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm (Clarkson College Main Building - 2nd Floor, Rooms 210 & 211)

  • Bryan Health, CHI Health, Children's Nebraska, Clarkson College, Columbus Community Hospital, Fillmore County Hospital, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital System, Nebraska ENA, Nebraska Medicine, Nebraska Nurses Association, Nebraska Methodist Health System, Palm Beach Tan & Wellness, Peaceful Hearts Hospice, Post University, Sanford Health, Way to Stay Homecare

  • More to come

Closing Session: 3:55 pm - 5 pm (Howard Hall)​

  • Keynote: "Called to Care, Built to Lead"

    • Speaker: Blake K. Smith, NNA President​

  • Prize Presentations/Drawings

  • Award Presentations

    • Ruby Donor Awards​

    • Emerald Donor Awards

    • Bronze Sponsor Awards

    • Silver Sponsor Awards

    • Gold Sponsor Awards

    • Platinum Sponsor Awards

    • Excellence in Partnership Awards

    • Tab into Giving Award

    • Image of Nursing Social Media Award

    • NSSNA Superior Chapter Awards

    • NSSNA Legacy in Leadership Awards

    • Heart of the Community Award

    • United in Service Award

    • Outstanding Chapter Member Awards

    • Outstanding Chapter & Faculty Advisor/Consultant Awards

    • Student Nurse of the Year Award

  • Officer Inductions

  • Closing Speeches

Conference Cleanup & 2025 - 2026/2026 - 2027 Exec Board Meeting: 5:15 pm til finished

  • If you are part of the 2025 - 2026 or 2026 - 2027 NSSNA Executive Board, there will be a transition meeting/dinner following cleanup of conference.

Hotel Information

Home2 Suites by Hilton

  • ​Address: 4440 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131

    • 1 min (drive), 6 min (walk)​

Even Hotel by IHG

  • ​Address: 2220 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68102

    • 4 min (drive), 37 min (walk)​

Kimpton Cotton Wood Hotel

  • ​Address: 302 S 36th St, Omaha, NE 68131

    • 3 min (drive), 14 min (walk)​

Double Tree by Hilton

  • ​Address: 1616 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102

    • 5 min (drive), 47 min (walk)​

Holiday Inn Express & Suites

  • ​Address: 2431 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131

    • 4 min (drive), 34 min (walk)​

Partners, Sponsors, & Donors

Partners:

  • Nebraska Medicine

  • Nebraska Methodist Health System

  • Way to Stay Homecare

Sponsors:

  • Platinum:

    • Columbus Community Hospital​

    • Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital System

    • Peaceful Hearts Hospice

    • Sanford Health

  • Gold:​

    • Chilren's Nebraska​

    • Top Form​

  • Silver:

    • Fillmore County Hospital​

  • Bronze:

    • Bryan Health​

Donors:

  • Emerald:​

    • ATI (Ms. Olivia Krichau)

    • Baker's Candies

    • BCEN

    • Clarkson College

    • LMNT

    • Nebraska Epilepsy Foundation

    • Omaha Symphony

    • Palm Beach Tan and Wellness

    • P.F. Chang's

    • Serena Nicole Photography

    • Starbucks

    • Stop the Bleed (Mr. Curtis Olson)​

    • Stories Coffee Company

    • The Hair Fix

    • The Mill

  • Ruby:

    • RNtoBSNSchools.org​

    • The Nook

Awards & Applications

Awards:

  • Tab into Giving Award

    • ​Philanthropy Soda/Pop Tab Award - Given to the chapter who brings the most soda/pop tabs (collected & counted at registration)

  • Image of Nursing Social Media Award

    • Given to a constituent NSNA & NSSNA Chapter who has a positive nursing social media presence (awarded by most points collected via criteria)​

  • NSSNA Superior Chapter Awards

  • ​​​NSSNA Legacy in Leadership Awards

    • Given to NSNA & NSSNA members who are serving on their chapter's executive board

  • Heart of the Community Award

    • Given to a NSNA & NSSNA member who submits the most approved community service hours

  • United in Service Award

    • Given to the chapter who submits the most approved community service hours collectively amongst all their chapter members

  • Outstanding Chapter Member Awards

    • Given to NSNA & NSSNA members who have have gone above & beyond for their chapter (only 1 per chapter)

  • Outstanding Chapter & Faculty Advisor/Consultant Awards

    • Given to chapter & faculty advisors/consultants who have gone above & beyond for their chapter's members (only 1 per chapter)

  • Student Nurse of the Year Award

    • Given to an NSNA & NSSNA member who is exemplifies the highest standards of nursing by going above & beyond for their patients and has a great commitment to patient care, leadership, and professional growth

      • Finalists will have a panel interview scheduled during the conference​

Applications:

Tickets & Prizes

Tickets:

  • Earn these throughout the year & at the conference to have more chances to win prizes

  • Ways to earn more:

    • Attend the NSNA Annual & NSNA Mid-Year Conferences​

    • Find a NSSNA Executive Board Member at the NSNA Conferences/NSSNA Conference & Introduce yourself

    • Attend NSSNA Events

    • Make sure your chapter is compliant with the NSSNA & NSNA

    • Join the Leadership U Honor Society

    • Bring soda/pop tabs to the NSSNA 2026 Conference

    • Apply for NSSNA awards

    • Apply to the NSSNA 2026 - 2027 Executive Board

    • Have the 2025 - 2026 NSSNA Executive Board attend your monthly local chapter meeting (request here)

    • Find a 2025 - 2026 NSSNA Executive Board Member at 76th NSSNA Conference & Introduce yourself (make sure this is at an appropriate time)

    • Register online for the 2026 NSSNA Conference by January 31st at 11:59 pm CDT

Prizes:

  • 1 Hour Graduation Photo Session

  • Baker's Candies - 12 oz box of meltaways "Made in Nebraska"

  • BCEN EDvantage Certificate Program Voucher

  • Clarkson College Sponsored Prizes (winners of the Heart of the Community Award & Student Nurse of the Year Award)

  • Hair Care Basket

  • LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mixes

  • Omaha Symphony 2025 - 2026 Masterworks Series Tickets

  • Palm Beach Tan and Wellness Giftcards, Free Service Cards, 1x All Access Month Long Pass, & $10.00 of any Membership Coupons

  • P.F. Chang's Giftcards

  • School Supply & Conference Baskets (Multiple)

  • Starbucks Merchandise

  • Stories Coffee Company Specialty Drink Voucher

  • Target Gift Card

  • The Mill Coffee Gift Cards

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