Standards of Practice - CORECHI Healthcare Interpreter Exam study questions with correct answers

Standards of Practice - CORECHI
Healthcare Interpreter Exam study
questions with correct answers

Accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which enables other
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parties to
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know precisely what each speaker has said.
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Managing flow of communication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Asking speakers to
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pause, speed up, slow down, etc. are ways of ensuring accuracy by...
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Maintaining transparency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Saying, "As the interpreter
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speaking, I did not understand what was just said, so I'm going to request
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clarification" shows that the interpreter is...
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Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which honors the
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private and personal nature of the health care interaction and maintain trust
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among all parties.
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Impartiality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which eliminates the
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effect of interpreter bias or preference.
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,Conflict of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An example of this would be
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interpreting for a close friend or family member. Interpreter would need to
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disclose this to staff. | | |




Respect - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which requires the
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to acknowledge the inherent dignity of all parties in the interpreted encounter.
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Promotion of patient autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Directing patients
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toward the appropriate resources if help requested is beyond our code of
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ethics/ability to give (i.e., directing them toward a taxi service if they request a
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ride home)|




Cultural awareness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which requires
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the interpreter to facilitate communication across cultural differences.
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Role Boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which requires the
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interpreter to clarify the scope and limits of the interpreting role, in order to
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avoid conflicts of interest. The interpreter limits their interactions to those of an
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interpreter and would never give medical advice or ask/answer overly personal
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questions during conversation with the patient.
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Professionalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which upholds the
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public's trust in the interpreting profession.
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, Skill limitations (with professionalism) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-For example, an
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interpreter who is unfamiliar with a highly technical medical term asks for an
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explanation before continuing to interpret.| | | |




Professional development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which
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aspires to attain the highest possible level of competence and service.
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Advocacy (S of P) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Standard of practice which seeks to
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prevent harm to parties that the interpreter serves.
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Advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an action taken on behalf of an individual that
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goes beyond facilitating communication, with the intention of supporting good
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health outcomes. In general, it means that a third party (in this case, the
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interpreter) speaks for or pleads the cause of another party, thereby departing
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from an impartial role.
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Register - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A stylistic level of language used by a speaker. A
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speaker's choice of this is generally adapted to a particular topic, the parties
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spoken to, and the perceived formality of the situation.
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Allopathic medicine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mainstream medical care in the US,
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use of drugs and surgery to combat disease
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Alternative/complimentary medicine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-health care | | | | | |


practices that aren't considered part of mainstream medical treatment, may
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include acupuncture, herbal remedies, etc
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