152.6 Licenses — professional abbreviations.
The board may license a natural person to practice as a registered nurse, as a licensed practical nurse, or as an advanced registered nurse practitioner. However, only a person currently licensed as a registered nurse in this state may use that title and the letters “R.N.” after the person’s name; only a person currently licensed as a licensed practical nurse in this state may use that title and the letters “L.P.N.” after the person’s name; and only a person currently licensed as an advanced registered nurse practitioner may use that title and the letters “A.R.N.P.” after the person’s name. For purposes of this section, “currently licensed” includes persons licensed in another state and recognized for licensure in this state pursuant to the nurse licensure compact contained in section 152E.1 or pursuant to the advanced practice registered nurse compact contained in section 152E.3.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §152.5; C77, 79, 81, §152.6]
2000 Acts, ch 1008, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 53, §4; 2014 Acts, ch 1019, §2; 2015 Acts, ch 56, §12
Referred to in §272C.2C
Structure Iowa Code
Section 152.2 - Executive director.
Section 152.3 - Director’s duties.
Section 152.4 - Appropriations.
Section 152.5 - Education programs.
Section 152.5A - Student record checks.
Section 152.6 - Licenses — professional abbreviations.
Section 152.7 - Applicant qualifications.
Section 152.9 - Temporary license.
Section 152.9A - Limited nursing authorization.
Section 152.10 - License revocation or suspension.