New York Laws
Article 139 - Nursing
6901 - Definitions.

§ 6901. Definitions. As used in section sixty-nine hundred two:

1. "Diagnosing" in the context of nursing practice means that
identification of and discrimination between physical and psychosocial
signs and symptoms essential to effective execution and management of
the nursing regimen. Such diagnostic privilege is distinct from a
medical diagnosis.

2. "Treating" means selection and performance of those therapeutic
measures essential to the effective execution and management of the
nursing regimen, and execution of any prescribed medical regimen.

3. "Human Responses" means those signs, symptoms and processes which
denote the individual's interaction with an actual or potential health
problem.