MHA 703 Module 4 Study Guide
Questions with Actual Answers
2025/2026.
What is a protected class and why do they exist? - Answer a confidential relationship b/w
physician and patient. Essential for the free flow of info necessary for complete medical care.
why are there expectations to privacy rules and privileged communications? - Answer public
health
one patient-the public
laws- laws of population, disease and injury prevention, police powers
list the three categories of public laws and describe each of the three categories - Answer 1.
law of populations- vital statistics, births. deaths
2. disease and injury prevention- epidemiology (epidemic, endemic, pandemic); reportable
diseases (WHO & CDC crimes)
3. police powers-quarantine and isolation
what are vital statistics and how are they used by public health officials? - Answer
quantitative data concerning popular to on such as # of births, marriages, and deaths: civil
registration, an administrative system used by governments to record vital events
What is the difference: an endemic, epidemic, and pandemic? - Answer epidemic- occurs
when a disease unexpectedly increases among a large population or region; endemic- one that
is always present throughout a region or group of people and remains fairly consistent;
pandemic- an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple
countries or continent)
List at least ONE disease or injury a healthcare professional is required to report. - Answer
covid 19
Why was the Medical Waste Tracking Act enacted and what does it accomplish? - Answer
1988. Enacted due to public health and environmental concerns from improper medical waste
disposal. It established a tracking system from generation to disposal, defined medical waste,
mandated record-keeping and reporting, and created a regulatory framework for safe
management. The act also initiated a pilot program to evaluate the system's effectiveness and
, What are the differences between the schedules of drugs classified by the FDA? - Answer As
the drug schedule changes so does the abuse potential. Schedule I- (No FDA approved use, no
prescriptions allowed)high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use ex:
marijuana, heroin. Schedule II- (Rx requries DEA #) high potential for abuse, w/ use potentially
leading to severe psychiological or physical dependence; cosnidered dangerous ex: cocain,
addderall, fentanyl. Schedule III- (Rx requires DEA #) moderate to low potential for physical and
psychiological dependence; abuse potential is less than I AND II but more than IV. ex: tylenol
with codeine. Schedule IV- (Rx limited licensed personnel) low potential for abuse and low risk
for dependence. ex: xanax, tramadol. Schedule V- (Rx limited licensed personnel) lower
potential for abuse than IV and consist of preperations containing limited quantities of certain
narcotics; generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgestic purposes. ex: lomotil,
robitussin AC)
What responsibilities do you have as a member of a healthcare profession to others in your
profession? - Answer staying current with new techniques, procedures, and diseases;
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
What is Ethics? - Answer a systemaric study of human actions from the point of view of their
rightfulness or wrongfulness, as means for the attainment of the ultimate happiness; moral
principles that govern's a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity. Standards, nroms,
rules which are placed in society to follow
What is the difference between Morals and Values? - Answer morals: principles concerning
the distinction b/w right and wrong or good and bad. Values: those things that are important or
valued by someone. Individual values or ogranizational values. 1. intrinsic values- truth, beauty,
goodness, temperance, corage. 2. extrinsic values- wealth, physical fitness. positive, negative.
Permanent, transient
List the four approaches that are used to ascertain morals. - Answer absolutism: wrong is
always wrong. Right is right. , nihilism: humans unable to determine right and wrong, requires
removal of emotions and beliefs , relativism:can't decide for someone else, based on individual
experiences, age, gender, class, culture, ethnicity, religion ex: abortion, universalism: right and
wrong applies equally to everyone ex: marijuana is either wrong for everyone, or everyone
should be able to use it.
What is the difference between etiquette and protocol? - Answer etiquette: manner of
behavior; social etiquette, official etiquette, professional etiquette. The fine art of getting along
with people. Protocal: behavior determined by authority; social protocol, official protocol,
professional protocol. An accepted code of conduct; acceptable behavior in a given situation or
group
Questions with Actual Answers
2025/2026.
What is a protected class and why do they exist? - Answer a confidential relationship b/w
physician and patient. Essential for the free flow of info necessary for complete medical care.
why are there expectations to privacy rules and privileged communications? - Answer public
health
one patient-the public
laws- laws of population, disease and injury prevention, police powers
list the three categories of public laws and describe each of the three categories - Answer 1.
law of populations- vital statistics, births. deaths
2. disease and injury prevention- epidemiology (epidemic, endemic, pandemic); reportable
diseases (WHO & CDC crimes)
3. police powers-quarantine and isolation
what are vital statistics and how are they used by public health officials? - Answer
quantitative data concerning popular to on such as # of births, marriages, and deaths: civil
registration, an administrative system used by governments to record vital events
What is the difference: an endemic, epidemic, and pandemic? - Answer epidemic- occurs
when a disease unexpectedly increases among a large population or region; endemic- one that
is always present throughout a region or group of people and remains fairly consistent;
pandemic- an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area (such as multiple
countries or continent)
List at least ONE disease or injury a healthcare professional is required to report. - Answer
covid 19
Why was the Medical Waste Tracking Act enacted and what does it accomplish? - Answer
1988. Enacted due to public health and environmental concerns from improper medical waste
disposal. It established a tracking system from generation to disposal, defined medical waste,
mandated record-keeping and reporting, and created a regulatory framework for safe
management. The act also initiated a pilot program to evaluate the system's effectiveness and
, What are the differences between the schedules of drugs classified by the FDA? - Answer As
the drug schedule changes so does the abuse potential. Schedule I- (No FDA approved use, no
prescriptions allowed)high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use ex:
marijuana, heroin. Schedule II- (Rx requries DEA #) high potential for abuse, w/ use potentially
leading to severe psychiological or physical dependence; cosnidered dangerous ex: cocain,
addderall, fentanyl. Schedule III- (Rx requires DEA #) moderate to low potential for physical and
psychiological dependence; abuse potential is less than I AND II but more than IV. ex: tylenol
with codeine. Schedule IV- (Rx limited licensed personnel) low potential for abuse and low risk
for dependence. ex: xanax, tramadol. Schedule V- (Rx limited licensed personnel) lower
potential for abuse than IV and consist of preperations containing limited quantities of certain
narcotics; generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgestic purposes. ex: lomotil,
robitussin AC)
What responsibilities do you have as a member of a healthcare profession to others in your
profession? - Answer staying current with new techniques, procedures, and diseases;
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
What is Ethics? - Answer a systemaric study of human actions from the point of view of their
rightfulness or wrongfulness, as means for the attainment of the ultimate happiness; moral
principles that govern's a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity. Standards, nroms,
rules which are placed in society to follow
What is the difference between Morals and Values? - Answer morals: principles concerning
the distinction b/w right and wrong or good and bad. Values: those things that are important or
valued by someone. Individual values or ogranizational values. 1. intrinsic values- truth, beauty,
goodness, temperance, corage. 2. extrinsic values- wealth, physical fitness. positive, negative.
Permanent, transient
List the four approaches that are used to ascertain morals. - Answer absolutism: wrong is
always wrong. Right is right. , nihilism: humans unable to determine right and wrong, requires
removal of emotions and beliefs , relativism:can't decide for someone else, based on individual
experiences, age, gender, class, culture, ethnicity, religion ex: abortion, universalism: right and
wrong applies equally to everyone ex: marijuana is either wrong for everyone, or everyone
should be able to use it.
What is the difference between etiquette and protocol? - Answer etiquette: manner of
behavior; social etiquette, official etiquette, professional etiquette. The fine art of getting along
with people. Protocal: behavior determined by authority; social protocol, official protocol,
professional protocol. An accepted code of conduct; acceptable behavior in a given situation or
group
