STANDARDS OF PRACTICE - CORE CHI
HEALTHCARE INTERPRETER EXAM STUDY SET
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
[ GRADED A+]
Accuracy - ✔✔Standard of practice which enables other parties to
know precisely what each speaker has said.
Managing flow of communication - ✔✔Asking speakers to pause, speed up,
slow down, etc. are ways of ensuring accuracy by...
Maintaining transparency - ✔✔Saying, "As the interpreter speaking, I did not
understand what was just said, so I'm going to request clarification" shows that
the interpreter is...
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,Confidentiality - ✔✔Standard of practice which honors the private and
personal nature of the health care interaction and maintain trust among all
parties.
Impartiality - ✔✔Standard of practice which eliminates the effect of interpreter
bias or preference.
Conflict of Interest - ✔✔An example of this would be interpreting for a close
friend or family member. Interpreter would need to disclose this to staff.
Respect - ✔✔Standard of practice which requires the interpreter
to acknowledge the inherent dignity of all parties in the interpreted encounter.
Promotion of patient autonomy - ✔✔Directing patients toward the appropriate
resources if help requested is beyond our code of ethics/ability to give (i.e.,
directing them toward a taxi service if they request a ride home)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,Cultural awareness - ✔✔Standard of practice which requires the interpreter to
facilitate communication across cultural differences.
Role Boundaries - ✔✔Standard of practice which requires the interpreter to
clarify the scope and limits of the interpreting role, in order to avoid conflicts of
interest. The interpreter limits their interactions to those of an interpreter and
would never give medical advice or ask/answer overly personal questions
during conversation with the patient.
Professionalism - ✔✔Standard of practice which upholds the public's trust in
the interpreting profession.
Skill limitations (with professionalism) - ✔✔For example, an interpreter who is
unfamiliar with a highly technical medical term asks for an explanation before
continuing to interpret.
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, Professional development - ✔✔Standard of practice which aspires to attain the
highest possible level of competence and service.
Advocacy (S of P) - ✔✔Standard of practice which seeks to prevent harm to
parties that the interpreter serves.
Advocacy - ✔✔an action taken on behalf of an individual that goes beyond
facilitating communication, with the intention of supporting good health
outcomes. In general, it means that a third party (in this case, the interpreter)
speaks for or pleads the cause of another party, thereby departing from an
impartial role.
Register - ✔✔A stylistic level of language used by a speaker. A speaker's choice
of this is generally adapted to a particular topic, the parties spoken to, and the
perceived formality of the situation.
Allopathic medicine - ✔✔mainstream medical care in the US, use of drugs and
surgery to combat disease
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
HEALTHCARE INTERPRETER EXAM STUDY SET
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
[ GRADED A+]
Accuracy - ✔✔Standard of practice which enables other parties to
know precisely what each speaker has said.
Managing flow of communication - ✔✔Asking speakers to pause, speed up,
slow down, etc. are ways of ensuring accuracy by...
Maintaining transparency - ✔✔Saying, "As the interpreter speaking, I did not
understand what was just said, so I'm going to request clarification" shows that
the interpreter is...
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,Confidentiality - ✔✔Standard of practice which honors the private and
personal nature of the health care interaction and maintain trust among all
parties.
Impartiality - ✔✔Standard of practice which eliminates the effect of interpreter
bias or preference.
Conflict of Interest - ✔✔An example of this would be interpreting for a close
friend or family member. Interpreter would need to disclose this to staff.
Respect - ✔✔Standard of practice which requires the interpreter
to acknowledge the inherent dignity of all parties in the interpreted encounter.
Promotion of patient autonomy - ✔✔Directing patients toward the appropriate
resources if help requested is beyond our code of ethics/ability to give (i.e.,
directing them toward a taxi service if they request a ride home)
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,Cultural awareness - ✔✔Standard of practice which requires the interpreter to
facilitate communication across cultural differences.
Role Boundaries - ✔✔Standard of practice which requires the interpreter to
clarify the scope and limits of the interpreting role, in order to avoid conflicts of
interest. The interpreter limits their interactions to those of an interpreter and
would never give medical advice or ask/answer overly personal questions
during conversation with the patient.
Professionalism - ✔✔Standard of practice which upholds the public's trust in
the interpreting profession.
Skill limitations (with professionalism) - ✔✔For example, an interpreter who is
unfamiliar with a highly technical medical term asks for an explanation before
continuing to interpret.
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, Professional development - ✔✔Standard of practice which aspires to attain the
highest possible level of competence and service.
Advocacy (S of P) - ✔✔Standard of practice which seeks to prevent harm to
parties that the interpreter serves.
Advocacy - ✔✔an action taken on behalf of an individual that goes beyond
facilitating communication, with the intention of supporting good health
outcomes. In general, it means that a third party (in this case, the interpreter)
speaks for or pleads the cause of another party, thereby departing from an
impartial role.
Register - ✔✔A stylistic level of language used by a speaker. A speaker's choice
of this is generally adapted to a particular topic, the parties spoken to, and the
perceived formality of the situation.
Allopathic medicine - ✔✔mainstream medical care in the US, use of drugs and
surgery to combat disease
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
