OKLAHOMA LEGAL & ETHICAL
RESPONSIBILITIES CERTIFICATION PAPER
2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● criminal law. Answer: deals with wrongs against a person, property, or
society; examples include practicing in a health profession without
having the required license, illegal possession of drugs, misuse of
narcotics, theft, sexual assault, and muder
● civil law. Answer: focuses on the legal relationships between people
and the protection of a person's rights; in health care, civil law usually
involves torts and contracts; Healthcare is mainly affected by civil law.
● tort. Answer: a wrongful act that does not involve a contract; occurs
when a person is harmed or injured because a health care provider does
not meet the established or expected standards of care
● malpractice. Answer: sometimes called "bad practice" or "professional
negligence"; the failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and
learning commonly expected in that individual's profession, resulting in
injury, loss, or damage to the person receiving care; examples include a
physician not administering a tetanus injection when a patient has a
puncture wound or a nurse performing minor surgery without having
any training
, ● negligence. Answer: failure to give care that is normally expected of a
person in a particular position; examples include falls and injuries that
occur when siderails are left down, using or failing to report defective
equipment, infections caused by the use of nonsterile equipment and/or
supplies, and burns caused by improper heat or radiation treatments
● assault. Answer: a treat or attempt to injure
● battery. Answer: the unlawful touching of another person without
consent
● informed consent. Answer: permission granted voluntarily by a person
who is of sound mind after the procedure and all risks involved have
been explained in terms the person can understand
● invasion of privacy. Answer: unnecessarily exposing an individual or
revealing personal information about an individual without that person's
consent
● false imprisonment. Answer: restraining an individual or restricting an
individual's freedom without authorization
● abuse. Answer: any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental
anguish
RESPONSIBILITIES CERTIFICATION PAPER
2026 FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+
● criminal law. Answer: deals with wrongs against a person, property, or
society; examples include practicing in a health profession without
having the required license, illegal possession of drugs, misuse of
narcotics, theft, sexual assault, and muder
● civil law. Answer: focuses on the legal relationships between people
and the protection of a person's rights; in health care, civil law usually
involves torts and contracts; Healthcare is mainly affected by civil law.
● tort. Answer: a wrongful act that does not involve a contract; occurs
when a person is harmed or injured because a health care provider does
not meet the established or expected standards of care
● malpractice. Answer: sometimes called "bad practice" or "professional
negligence"; the failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and
learning commonly expected in that individual's profession, resulting in
injury, loss, or damage to the person receiving care; examples include a
physician not administering a tetanus injection when a patient has a
puncture wound or a nurse performing minor surgery without having
any training
, ● negligence. Answer: failure to give care that is normally expected of a
person in a particular position; examples include falls and injuries that
occur when siderails are left down, using or failing to report defective
equipment, infections caused by the use of nonsterile equipment and/or
supplies, and burns caused by improper heat or radiation treatments
● assault. Answer: a treat or attempt to injure
● battery. Answer: the unlawful touching of another person without
consent
● informed consent. Answer: permission granted voluntarily by a person
who is of sound mind after the procedure and all risks involved have
been explained in terms the person can understand
● invasion of privacy. Answer: unnecessarily exposing an individual or
revealing personal information about an individual without that person's
consent
● false imprisonment. Answer: restraining an individual or restricting an
individual's freedom without authorization
● abuse. Answer: any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental
anguish
