No provision of this chapter shall be construed:

1. (1) As prohibiting gratuitous nursing by friends or members of the family;
2. (2) As prohibiting the incidental care of the sick by domestic servants or persons primarily employed as housekeepers as long as they do not practice nursing within the meaning of this chapter;
3. (3) As prohibiting nursing assistance in case of an emergency;
4. (4) As prohibiting the practice of nursing by students enrolled in approved schools of nursing or approved schools of practical nursing, nor by graduates of these schools pending the results of the first licensing examination taken by the graduate following graduation;
5. (5) As prohibiting the practice of nursing in this State by any legally qualified nurse of another state whose engagement requires him to accompany and care for a patient temporarily residing in this State during the period of one such engagement, not to exceed six months in length, provided such person does not represent or hold himself out as a nurse licensed to practice in this State;
6. (6) As prohibiting the practice of any legally qualified nurse of another state who is employed by the United States Government or any bureau, division or agency thereof, while in the discharge of his official duties;
7. (7) As prohibiting nursing care given to their maternity patients, in the performance of their duties, by lay midwives trained and supervised under the authority of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, so long as such midwives confine such nursing care to maternity patients only and do not claim to be licensed practical nurses.
8. (8) As prohibiting the practice of nursing by a licensed nurse of another state or country who is enrolled in a board-approved course of study or board-approved experimental project requiring nursing practice as a part of the educational program.