Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-17. Right to use practical nurse title
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Any person who holds a license to practice nursing as a practical nurse in this state has the right to use the title “Licensed Practical Nurse” and the abbreviation “L.P.N.” No other person may assume that title or use that abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs, figures, or devices to indicate that the person using it is a licensed practical nurse.
History of Section.
P.L. 1982, ch. 328, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-17
- Licensed: means the status of qualified individuals who have completed a designated process by which the board of nursing grants permission to individuals accountable and/or responsible for the practice of nursing and to engage in that practice, prohibiting all others from legally doing so. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-3
- Nursing: means the provision of services that are essential to the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health throughout the continuum of life. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-34-3
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6