Misleading job titles: why are non-nurses being called nurses?

NHS job titles risk misleading staff and the public by use of ‘nurse’ designation in unregistered roles, and ‘advanced’ in band 3 positions. Nurses’ colleagues in support roles play a distinct and invaluable part in the multidisciplinary team, but this kind of job title inflation may be concealing inappropriate and unsafe reliance on them. #ProtectNurse campaigners says protection in law of the nurse designation is needed. Nursing Standard investigates