None of the sections in this article, except Sections 2796 and 2797, shall be applicable to any person or persons specifically exempted from the general provisions of this act by Section 2731 hereof, or to schools conducted by any well recognized church or denomination for the purpose of training the adherents of such church or denomination in the care of the sick in accordance with its religious tenets; and any adherent of any well recognized church or denomination who engages in nursing or the care of the sick in connection with the practice of the religious tenets of such well recognized church or denomination may use the word “nurse” in connection with or following his or her name, provided he or she shall not use the title “registered nurse,” the letters “R.N.,” the words “graduate nurse,” “trained nurse,” “nurse anesthetist,” or any other name, word or symbol in connection with or following his or her name so as to lead another or others to believe that he or she is a professional nurse licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 696, Sec. 6.)