ALTA interpretation training: Exam
Questions and Answers
Poverty iiand iieducational iilevels iican iicause iidisparities iiin iihealthcare ii- iiAnswers ii-true
Acculturation iiand iiassimilation iiare iiterms iithat iihave iithe iisame iimeaning ii- iiAnswers ii-
false
Title iiVI iistates iithat iipatients iimust iipay iifor iitheirown iiinterpreter ii- iiAnswers ii-false
Nursing iihomes iiare iinot iirequired iito iiprovide iilanguage iiaccess iito iinon-English
iispeaking iiresidents iidue iito iiMedicare iiregulations ii- iiAnswers ii-false
Refugees iiare: ii- iiAnswers ii-Unable iior iiunwilling iito iireturn iito iitheir iicountry iidue iito
iipersecution iior iia iiwell-founded iifear iiof iipersecution
An iiuntrained iiinterpreter iimay iimake iithe iifollowing iimistake: ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe
iiabove: iiOmitting iiinformation iithat iiwas iisaid iiby iithe iiprovider. iiAdding iiinformation iithat
iiwas iinot iisaid iiby iithe iiprovider iiInserting iipersonal iiopinion iiwhen iirelaying iiinformation
Match iithe iicorrect iiprefix iior iisuffix iiwith iiits iimeaning: ii- iiAnswers ii-itis ii= iiinflammation
cholecyst ii= iigallbladder
tachy ii= iirapid, iifast
ectomy ii= iiremoval iiof
Match iithe iiterms iiin iiColumn iiA iiwith iithe iidefinition iiin iiColumn iiB: ii- iiAnswers ii-stroke ii=
iicaused iiby iithe iiinterruption iiof iiblood iisupply iito iithe iibrain.
end iistage iirenal iidisease: iialso iireferred iito iias iikidney iifailure.
aneurysm ii= iia iiweakening iior iibulging iiin iithe iiartery iiwall.
_______________ iiis iian iiindependent, iinot-for-profit iiorganization iithat iiaccredits iiand
iicertifies iihealthcare iiorganizations iiand iiprograms iiin iithe iiUS ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiJoint
iiCommission
Section ii1557 iiof iithe iiAffordable iiCare iiAct: ii- iiAnswers ii-Prohibits iithe iiuse iiof iifamily
iimembers, iifriends, iichildren, iiand iiuntrained iibilingual iistaff iifrom iiacting iias iiinterpreters
, When iichoosing iiwhere iito iiposition iithemselves iiduring iian iiinterpretation iisession, iithe
iiinterpreter iimust iikeep iiin iimind iithe iigoal iiof iisupporting iithe iirelationship iibetween iithe
iipatient iiand iiprovider. ii- iiAnswers ii-true
It iiis iiappropriate iito iireflect iithe iitone iiof iithe iipatient iior iiprovider. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
Using iithe iifirst iiperson iivoice iiis iithe iistandard iiform iiof iiinterpreting. ii- iiAnswers ii-true
The iiinterpreter iishould iiprovide iihis/her iiown iiopinion iiabout iithe iipatient's iicase iiif
iiasked, iiin iiorder iito iihelp iithe iipatient iimake iithe iiright iidecision. ii- iiAnswers ii-false
Confidentiality iimeans iinot iisharing iiinformation iilearned iiduring iia iimedical iiencounter
iiabout iia iipatient iiwith iiindividuals iioutside iiof iithe iimedical iiteam. ii- iiAnswers ii-true
Always iiassume iithat iimost iipeople iiprefer iito iibe iicalled iiby iitheir iifirst iinames. iiThey iiwill
iilet iiyou iiknow iiif iiyou iineed iito iibe iimore iiformal. ii- iiAnswers ii-false
The iiCode iiof iiEthics iiand iiThe iiStandards iiof iiPractice iiachieves iithe iifollowing: ii-
iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiabove:
- iiEnsure iiconsistency
- iiEnsure iithat iitrained iiinterpreters iiremain iineutral ii& iitransparent
- iiEstablish iitrust iibtw iipatient ii& iiprovider
A iipre-session iishould iibe iiused iito: ii- iiAnswers ii-Assure iiall iiparties iithat iiyou iiwill
iimanage iithe iicommunication iiethically iiand iiprofessionally
A iipatient's iiregister iirefers iito: ii- iiAnswers ii-The iilevel iiof iiformality iiin iithe iipatient's
iispeech
Medical iiterms iicommonly iiconsist iiof iithe iifollowing iiparts: ii- iiAnswers ii-Prefix, iiword
iiroot, iisuffix iiand iicombining iiform
Tendons iiconnect: ii- iiAnswers ii-Muscle iito iibone
The iiNCIHC iistands iifor: ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiNational iiCouncil iion iiInterpreting iiin iiHealth
iiCare
Hernia: ii- iiAnswers ii-occurs iiwhen iithe iiintestines iipush iithrough iithe iiabdominal iiwall
GERD: ii- iiAnswers ii-occurs iiwhen iithe iisphincter iibtw iithe iiesophagus ii& iithe iistomach
iiremains iiopen
Colon iicancer: ii- iiAnswers ii-can iibe iidiagnosed iiw iia iicolonoscopy
Cystoscopy: ii- iiAnswers ii-a iiprocedure iiconducted iito iiview iithe iiinside iiof iithe iibladder
Questions and Answers
Poverty iiand iieducational iilevels iican iicause iidisparities iiin iihealthcare ii- iiAnswers ii-true
Acculturation iiand iiassimilation iiare iiterms iithat iihave iithe iisame iimeaning ii- iiAnswers ii-
false
Title iiVI iistates iithat iipatients iimust iipay iifor iitheirown iiinterpreter ii- iiAnswers ii-false
Nursing iihomes iiare iinot iirequired iito iiprovide iilanguage iiaccess iito iinon-English
iispeaking iiresidents iidue iito iiMedicare iiregulations ii- iiAnswers ii-false
Refugees iiare: ii- iiAnswers ii-Unable iior iiunwilling iito iireturn iito iitheir iicountry iidue iito
iipersecution iior iia iiwell-founded iifear iiof iipersecution
An iiuntrained iiinterpreter iimay iimake iithe iifollowing iimistake: ii- iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe
iiabove: iiOmitting iiinformation iithat iiwas iisaid iiby iithe iiprovider. iiAdding iiinformation iithat
iiwas iinot iisaid iiby iithe iiprovider iiInserting iipersonal iiopinion iiwhen iirelaying iiinformation
Match iithe iicorrect iiprefix iior iisuffix iiwith iiits iimeaning: ii- iiAnswers ii-itis ii= iiinflammation
cholecyst ii= iigallbladder
tachy ii= iirapid, iifast
ectomy ii= iiremoval iiof
Match iithe iiterms iiin iiColumn iiA iiwith iithe iidefinition iiin iiColumn iiB: ii- iiAnswers ii-stroke ii=
iicaused iiby iithe iiinterruption iiof iiblood iisupply iito iithe iibrain.
end iistage iirenal iidisease: iialso iireferred iito iias iikidney iifailure.
aneurysm ii= iia iiweakening iior iibulging iiin iithe iiartery iiwall.
_______________ iiis iian iiindependent, iinot-for-profit iiorganization iithat iiaccredits iiand
iicertifies iihealthcare iiorganizations iiand iiprograms iiin iithe iiUS ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiJoint
iiCommission
Section ii1557 iiof iithe iiAffordable iiCare iiAct: ii- iiAnswers ii-Prohibits iithe iiuse iiof iifamily
iimembers, iifriends, iichildren, iiand iiuntrained iibilingual iistaff iifrom iiacting iias iiinterpreters
, When iichoosing iiwhere iito iiposition iithemselves iiduring iian iiinterpretation iisession, iithe
iiinterpreter iimust iikeep iiin iimind iithe iigoal iiof iisupporting iithe iirelationship iibetween iithe
iipatient iiand iiprovider. ii- iiAnswers ii-true
It iiis iiappropriate iito iireflect iithe iitone iiof iithe iipatient iior iiprovider. ii- iiAnswers ii-True
Using iithe iifirst iiperson iivoice iiis iithe iistandard iiform iiof iiinterpreting. ii- iiAnswers ii-true
The iiinterpreter iishould iiprovide iihis/her iiown iiopinion iiabout iithe iipatient's iicase iiif
iiasked, iiin iiorder iito iihelp iithe iipatient iimake iithe iiright iidecision. ii- iiAnswers ii-false
Confidentiality iimeans iinot iisharing iiinformation iilearned iiduring iia iimedical iiencounter
iiabout iia iipatient iiwith iiindividuals iioutside iiof iithe iimedical iiteam. ii- iiAnswers ii-true
Always iiassume iithat iimost iipeople iiprefer iito iibe iicalled iiby iitheir iifirst iinames. iiThey iiwill
iilet iiyou iiknow iiif iiyou iineed iito iibe iimore iiformal. ii- iiAnswers ii-false
The iiCode iiof iiEthics iiand iiThe iiStandards iiof iiPractice iiachieves iithe iifollowing: ii-
iiAnswers ii-All iiof iithe iiabove:
- iiEnsure iiconsistency
- iiEnsure iithat iitrained iiinterpreters iiremain iineutral ii& iitransparent
- iiEstablish iitrust iibtw iipatient ii& iiprovider
A iipre-session iishould iibe iiused iito: ii- iiAnswers ii-Assure iiall iiparties iithat iiyou iiwill
iimanage iithe iicommunication iiethically iiand iiprofessionally
A iipatient's iiregister iirefers iito: ii- iiAnswers ii-The iilevel iiof iiformality iiin iithe iipatient's
iispeech
Medical iiterms iicommonly iiconsist iiof iithe iifollowing iiparts: ii- iiAnswers ii-Prefix, iiword
iiroot, iisuffix iiand iicombining iiform
Tendons iiconnect: ii- iiAnswers ii-Muscle iito iibone
The iiNCIHC iistands iifor: ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiNational iiCouncil iion iiInterpreting iiin iiHealth
iiCare
Hernia: ii- iiAnswers ii-occurs iiwhen iithe iiintestines iipush iithrough iithe iiabdominal iiwall
GERD: ii- iiAnswers ii-occurs iiwhen iithe iisphincter iibtw iithe iiesophagus ii& iithe iistomach
iiremains iiopen
Colon iicancer: ii- iiAnswers ii-can iibe iidiagnosed iiw iia iicolonoscopy
Cystoscopy: ii- iiAnswers ii-a iiprocedure iiconducted iito iiview iithe iiinside iiof iithe iibladder
