{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-678.023","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 678.023","heading":"Use of title “nurse.”","body":"An individual may not use the title “nurse” unless the individual:\n      (1) Has earned a nursing degree or a nursing certificate from a nursing education program that is:\n      (a) Approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing; or\n      (b) Accredited or approved by another state or United States territory as described under ORS 678.040 and approved by the board; and\n      (2) Is licensed by a health professional regulatory board as defined in ORS 676.160 to practice the particular health care profession in which the individual’s nursing degree or nursing certificate was earned.","path":["17 - Occupations","52. Occupations and Professions","Chapter 678 — Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"35a3d5df345c3e038fb492e484bb715b63b84f3e96f18c879ee3ecf740be6cfe","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-678.021","next":"us-or/ors-678.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}