Any person who holds a license to practice professional nursing under this chapter shall, during the effective period of such license, be entitled to use the title 'nurse,' 'registered nurse,' or the abbreviation 'R.N.' No other person shall assume such titles or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters or signs to indicate that the person using the same is a professional or registered nurse.Acts 1967, ch. 78, § 16; T.C.A., § 63-744; Acts 2004, ch. 573, § 1.
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