Protected titles: the legal implications of calling yourself a ‘nurse’
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Protected titles: the legal implications of calling yourself a ‘nurse’

Where attempts to protect the title nurse in law stand, and what it would mean

At present, legal protection for titles in nursing only extends to the title ‘registered nurse’, which is achieved on registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Nursing Standard. 37, 2, 11-11. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.2.11.s7

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