A patient's personal health information was provided to another individual without the patient's permission. The nurse realizes this breach of information would be addressed by which of the following types of laws?
1. Tort
2. Civil
3. Common
4. Contract
Tort
Rationale: A tort is a wrongful act committed against another person or the person's property. An example of a tort action is a breach of confidentiality. Civil law is defined as laws made from abstract rules and applied to situations. Common law is a system of law derived from the decisions of judges. Contract law addresses the issues about agreements made between two parties.
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