MEDICAL INTERPRETER WRITTEN
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Immigrants - Correct Answers -those who migrated from one country to another for
permanent residence
Refugees - Correct Answers -persons who are outside of their country of nationality and
who are unable or unwilling to return to that country due to persecution or a well-
founded fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or
membership in a social group
Asylees - Correct Answers -persons who are in the united states and make their claim
for refugee protection here, rather than oversees
Most common mistakes made by untrained interpreters - Correct Answers -- Using a
word/phrase that does not exist
- Substituting a word/phrase that was not spoken
- Adding a word or phrase
- Inserting personal opinions
- Omitting a word or phrase
Elements of a Pre-Session - Correct Answers -Step 1: interpreter identification
Step 2: confidentiality
Step 3: accuracy and transparency
Step 4: direct communication
Step 5: pauses
Step 6: clarification
9 Standards of Practice - Correct Answers -1) Accuracy
2) Confidentiality
3) Impartiality
4) Respect
5) Cultural Awareness
6) Role Boundaries
, 7) Professionalism
8) Professional Development
9) Advocacy
Joint Commission - Correct Answers -an independent, non profit organization that
accredits and certifies healthcare organizations
4 modes of interpretation - Correct Answers -1) consecutive
2) simultaneous
3) sight translation
4) summarization
4 roles of the interpreter - Correct Answers -1) conduit
2) clarifier
3) cutural broker
4) advocate
Conduit Role - Correct Answers -- Main role of the interpreter
- Become a bridge between individuals speaking different languages
- Interpreter relays a message without omissions, deletions, or additions, while
observing and emphasizing important body language cues and tone
- Always interpret in 1st person
Acculturation - Correct Answers -the minority culture remains distinct and is enhanced
by the dominant culture's value, customs, and attitudes
Title 6 - Correct Answers -Nearly every healthcare provider in the U.S is bound by this.
Anyone who needs language services is legally entitled to an interpreter, free of charge
(exception is private practice)
Executive Order No. 13166 - Correct Answers -clarify the scope of the government's
responsibilities with respect to title 6. Specified that the law covers all entities that
receive federal funding (hospitals, primary care clinics, nursing homes, home health
agencies, etc)
Clarifier Role - Correct Answers -- 2nd most important role
- Clarification for the interpreter
- Managing register, interpreting nonexistent terms
- Clarifying confusion between the patient and provider
- When interpreting an interpretation sessions, it is important to switch from the first
person to third person
- "Teach Back": forces the LEP to re-explain a concept in his/her own words, rather than
simply stating "yes", when the answer could really be the opposite
Cultural Broker - Correct Answers -- Resolving cultural conflict not only because they
speak both the target and source languages, but also because they are unfamiliar with
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Immigrants - Correct Answers -those who migrated from one country to another for
permanent residence
Refugees - Correct Answers -persons who are outside of their country of nationality and
who are unable or unwilling to return to that country due to persecution or a well-
founded fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or
membership in a social group
Asylees - Correct Answers -persons who are in the united states and make their claim
for refugee protection here, rather than oversees
Most common mistakes made by untrained interpreters - Correct Answers -- Using a
word/phrase that does not exist
- Substituting a word/phrase that was not spoken
- Adding a word or phrase
- Inserting personal opinions
- Omitting a word or phrase
Elements of a Pre-Session - Correct Answers -Step 1: interpreter identification
Step 2: confidentiality
Step 3: accuracy and transparency
Step 4: direct communication
Step 5: pauses
Step 6: clarification
9 Standards of Practice - Correct Answers -1) Accuracy
2) Confidentiality
3) Impartiality
4) Respect
5) Cultural Awareness
6) Role Boundaries
, 7) Professionalism
8) Professional Development
9) Advocacy
Joint Commission - Correct Answers -an independent, non profit organization that
accredits and certifies healthcare organizations
4 modes of interpretation - Correct Answers -1) consecutive
2) simultaneous
3) sight translation
4) summarization
4 roles of the interpreter - Correct Answers -1) conduit
2) clarifier
3) cutural broker
4) advocate
Conduit Role - Correct Answers -- Main role of the interpreter
- Become a bridge between individuals speaking different languages
- Interpreter relays a message without omissions, deletions, or additions, while
observing and emphasizing important body language cues and tone
- Always interpret in 1st person
Acculturation - Correct Answers -the minority culture remains distinct and is enhanced
by the dominant culture's value, customs, and attitudes
Title 6 - Correct Answers -Nearly every healthcare provider in the U.S is bound by this.
Anyone who needs language services is legally entitled to an interpreter, free of charge
(exception is private practice)
Executive Order No. 13166 - Correct Answers -clarify the scope of the government's
responsibilities with respect to title 6. Specified that the law covers all entities that
receive federal funding (hospitals, primary care clinics, nursing homes, home health
agencies, etc)
Clarifier Role - Correct Answers -- 2nd most important role
- Clarification for the interpreter
- Managing register, interpreting nonexistent terms
- Clarifying confusion between the patient and provider
- When interpreting an interpretation sessions, it is important to switch from the first
person to third person
- "Teach Back": forces the LEP to re-explain a concept in his/her own words, rather than
simply stating "yes", when the answer could really be the opposite
Cultural Broker - Correct Answers -- Resolving cultural conflict not only because they
speak both the target and source languages, but also because they are unfamiliar with
