Section 11, The Nurses Rules

Every female person registered by virtue of any of thefollowing qualifications shall be entered in the General Part of the Register for Female Nurses as a qualified Registered Nurse, and shall be entitled to use such designation- (a) every female person holding a valid certificate of nursing issued by the Director of Medical Services (hereinafter referred to as " the Director ") prior to the commence~ ment of the Ordinance; (b) every female person who has habitually practised nursing over a period immediately preceding the commencement of the Ordinance of not less than five years and who furnishes to the satisfaction of the Board evidence of good character and competency in such practice and who applied for registration within six months from the commencement of the Ordinance; (c) every female person who has passed the Final Qualifying Examination in Sierra Leone and has been issued with a valid certificate of competency by the Board under this paragraph; ----(d) every female person not otherwise prescribed for by the provisions of this regulation who satisfies the Board that she is of good character and competent to carry out the duties of a Qualified Registered Nurse and has been issued with a valid Certificate of competency by the Board under this paragraph.