NBCMI CMI Exam practice Handbook
Questions and Answers
The purpose of the CMI certification program is to ensure that - Correct Answers -the
standards met are those necessary for safe and ethical practice of the medical
interpreter profession.
Why do employees prefer certified interpreters - Correct Answers -complete and
accurate interpretation, and promote patient safety.
The purposes of the National Board are to - Correct Answers -. Develop, organize,
oversee and promote a national medical interpreter certification program in all
languages.
• Promote patients and providers working with credentialed medical interpreters who
have met minimal national standards to provide accurate and safe interpretation.
• Ensure credibility of national certification by meeting or exceeding nationally accepted
standards including transparency, inclusion, and access.
CHIA - Correct Answers -California Healthcare Interpreting Association
emergency medicine - Correct Answers -care of patients that requires sudden and
immediate action
orthopedics - Correct Answers -Branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal
system and tissues related to movement
ophthalmology - Correct Answers -study of the eye
NCIHC - Correct Answers -National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
Cultural practices related to healthcare - Correct Answers -how people think and feel
about their health and health problems, when and from whom they seek health care,
and how they respond to recommendations for lifestyle change, health-care
interventions, and treatment adherence.
Questions and Answers
The purpose of the CMI certification program is to ensure that - Correct Answers -the
standards met are those necessary for safe and ethical practice of the medical
interpreter profession.
Why do employees prefer certified interpreters - Correct Answers -complete and
accurate interpretation, and promote patient safety.
The purposes of the National Board are to - Correct Answers -. Develop, organize,
oversee and promote a national medical interpreter certification program in all
languages.
• Promote patients and providers working with credentialed medical interpreters who
have met minimal national standards to provide accurate and safe interpretation.
• Ensure credibility of national certification by meeting or exceeding nationally accepted
standards including transparency, inclusion, and access.
CHIA - Correct Answers -California Healthcare Interpreting Association
emergency medicine - Correct Answers -care of patients that requires sudden and
immediate action
orthopedics - Correct Answers -Branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal
system and tissues related to movement
ophthalmology - Correct Answers -study of the eye
NCIHC - Correct Answers -National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
Cultural practices related to healthcare - Correct Answers -how people think and feel
about their health and health problems, when and from whom they seek health care,
and how they respond to recommendations for lifestyle change, health-care
interventions, and treatment adherence.
