N.Y. Education Law § 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.