Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1114

  • practical nurse: means a person who is licensed to practice practical nursing as defined in subsection (d)(2). See Kansas Statutes 65-1113
  • professional nurse: means a person who is licensed to practice professional nursing as defined in subsection (d)(1). See Kansas Statutes 65-1113
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person:

(1) To practice or to offer to practice professional nursing in this state;

(2) to use any title, abbreviation, letters, figures, sign, card or device to indicate that any person is a registered professional nurse;

(3) to practice or offer to practice practical nursing in this state; or

(4) to use any title, abbreviation, letters, figures, sign, card or device to indicate that any person is a licensed practical nurse, unless such person has been duly licensed under the provisions of this act.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person:

(1) To practice or offer to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse in this state; or

(2) to use any title, abbreviation, letters, figures, sign, card or device to indicate that any person is an advanced practice registered nurse, unless such person has been duly issued a license as an advanced practice registered nurse under the Kansas nurse practice act.