True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. __ 1. Health care is mainly affected by criminal laws. __ 2. Torts are wrongful acts that do not involve contracts. __ 3. Health care workers must know and follow the state laws that set standards for their profession. __ 4. Verbal consent is permitted for some procedures. __ 5. Battery is a threat or attempt to injure another individual, whereas assault includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent. __ 6. No procedure should be performed if a patient does not give consent. __ 7. Restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom is invasion of privacy. __ 8. Abuse can be physical verbal, psychological, or sexual. __ 9. Physical restraints may be used any time patients are likely to hurt themselves or others. __ 10. Expressed contracts represent obligations that are understood without verbally stated terms. __ 11. A person with a legal disability has the right to form a contract. __ 12. A principal is always responsible for the actions of an agent. __ 13. All information given to health care personnel by a patient is called privileged communication. __ 14. Health care records belong to the patient since the patient is paying for care. __ 15. The growing use of computerized records in health care has created a dilemma in maintaining confidentiality __ 16. Modern health care advances have created some ethical dilemmas for health care providers. __ 17. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 guarantees certain rights to residents in long-ter care facilities. noitematial __ 18. A resident in a long-term care facility has the right to share a room with his or her spouse if both are resid in the facility. 19.A designation of health care surrogate can only be given to a spouse, child, or relative.

## Step 1<br />The first statement says that health care is mainly affected by criminal laws. This is not entirely accurate. Health care is primarily governed by civil laws, not criminal laws.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The second statement says that torts are wrongful acts that do not involve contracts. This is true. Torts are indeed wrongful acts that do not involve contracts.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The third statement says that health care workers must know and follow the state laws that set standards for their profession. This is also true. Health care workers are required to know and follow the state laws that set standards for their profession.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />The fourth statement says that verbal consent is permitted for some procedures. This is true. Verbal consent is indeed permitted for some procedures.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />The fifth statement says that battery is a threat or attempt to injure another individual, whereas assault includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent. This is not accurate. Battery is the unlawful touching of another person without consent, while assault is the threat or attempt to injure another individual.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />The sixth statement says that no procedure should be performed if a patient does not give consent. This is true. No procedure should be performed if a patient does not give consent.<br /><br />## Step 7<br />The seventh statement says that restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom is invasion of privacy. This is not accurate. Restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom is not considered an invasion of privacy.<br /><br />## Step 8<br />The eighth statement says that abuse can be physical, verbal, psychological, or sexual. This is true. Abuse can indeed be physical, verbal, psychological, or sexual.<br /><br />## Step 9<br />The ninth statement says that physical restraints may be used any time patients are likely to hurt themselves or others. This is true. Physical restraints may indeed be used any time patients are likely to hurt themselves or others.<br /><br />## Step 10<br />The tenth statement says that expressed contracts represent obligations that are understood without verbally stated terms. This is not accurate. Expressed contracts represent obligations that are verbally stated, not understood without verbal statements.<br /><br />## Step 11<br />The eleventh statement says that a person with a legal disability has the right to form a contract. This is not accurate. A person with a legal disability generally does not have the right to form a contract.<br /><br />## Step 12<br />The twelfth statement says that a principal is always responsible for the actions of an agent. This is true. A principal is indeed always responsible for the actions of an agent.<br /><br />## Step 13<br />The thirteenth statement says that all information given to health care personnel by a patient is called privileged communication. This is not accurate. Not all information given to health care personnel by a patient is considered privileged communication.<br /><br />## Step 14<br />The fourteenth statement says that health care records belong to the patient since the patient is paying for care. This is not accurate. Health care records belong to the health care provider, not the patient.<br /><br />## Step 15<br />The fifteenth statement says that the growing use of computerized records in health care has created a dilemma in maintaining confidentiality. This is true. The growing use of computerized records in health care has indeed created a dilemma in maintaining confidentiality.<br /><br />## Step 16<br />The sixteenth statement says that modern health care advances have created some ethical dilemmas for health care providers. This is true. Modern health care advances have indeed created some ethical dilemmas for health care providers.<br /><br />## Step 17<br />The seventeenth statement says that the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 guarantees certain rights to residents in long-term care facilities. This is true. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 does guarantee certain rights to residents in long-term care facilities.<br /><br />## Step 18<br />The eighteenth statement says that a resident in a long-term care facility has the right to share a room with his or her spouse if both are residents in the facility. This is true. A resident in a long-term care facility does have the right to share a room with his or her spouse if both are residents in the facility.<br /><br />## Step 19<br />The nineteenth statement says that a designation of health care surrogate can only be given to a spouse, child, or relative. This is not accurate. A designation of health care surrogate can be given to anyone, not just a spouse, child, or relative.