Section 2(1)(p) in Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments (Regulations) Rules, 2018
(p)"Staff Nurse" means a person who possess the required qualification from any of the Nursing Teaching Institutions, recognised by the Government of Tamil Nadu and that person must have enrolled in the Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 (Central Act XLVIII of 1947) or any of the State Nursing Council in India recognised by the Indian Nursing Council and those who have completed the Diploma in Integrated Nursing in Indian System of Medicine Colleges and registered in the Directorate of Indian Medicine for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy establishments.