Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)Chapter 2 : Education, Training, Research, Registration and Practice43. Use of certain titles |
| (1) | A person who is registered in one of the categories contemplated in section 31 may use the title "Registered Professional Nurse", "Registered Midwife", "Registered Staff Nurse", "Registered Auxiliary Midwife" or "Registered Auxiliary Nurse", as the case may be, or the abbreviations "RPN", "RM", "RSN", "RAM" or "RAN", respectively. |
| (2) | A person who is following a programme of study in a nursing education and training institution may use the title "Learner Nurse" or "Learner Midwife", as the case may be, or the abbreviations "LN" or "LM" respectively. |
| (3) | A person registered in terms of section 40(2) may use the title "Community Service Practitioner". |