For purposes of the Nursing Student Loan Act:

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-17,102

  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(1) Approved nursing program means a program offered by a public or private institution in this state (a) which consists of courses of instruction in regularly scheduled classes leading to a master of science degree, a bachelor of science degree, an associate degree, or a diploma in nursing or (b) for the preparation for licensure as a licensed practical nurse available to regularly enrolled undergraduate or graduate students;

(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;

(3) Nontraditional student means a student who has not attended classes as a regular full-time student for at least three years; and

(4) Practice of nursing has the definition found in section 38-2210.