Any person who holds a license to practice as a professional nurse in this state shall have the right to use the title “Registered nurse” and the abbreviation “R.N.” No other person may assume that title or use that abbreviation or any other words or letters, signs, figures, or devices to indicate that the person using it is a professional nurse.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-13
Right to use professional nurse title
Known as the The Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act
The act spans §§ 5–5 (61 sections).
P.L. 1982, ch. 328, § 2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.