of Practice Exam
Questions and Answers
An interpreter who does not blame others for his or her interpreting errors is practicing
the standard of _____ - Answer-professionalism
An interpreter who is unfamiliar with a highly technical medical term and then asks the
provider to explain its content and then interprets the explanation is practicing the
standard of ______ - Answer-professionalism
An interpreter who seeks feedback to improve his or her performance is practicing the
standard of ______ ______ - Answer-professional development
An interpreter who stays up to date on changes in medical terminology or regional slang
is practicing the standard of _____ _____ - Answer-professional development t
Role boundaries is a standard of practice aimed to clarify the scope and limits of the
interpreting role, in order to avoid _____ of _____ - Answer-conflicts of interest
Never advising a patient of healthcare questions but redirecting the patient to ask the
provider is the best way of respecting and practicing what standard? - Answer-role
boundaries
The standard of _____ ______ is helps an interpreter who calls attention to a potential
conflict. Example: a provider asks a patient who is fasting for religious purposes to take
oral medication. - Answer-cultural awareness
Asking for clarification when someone is not understood is a way an interpreter
maintains _______ - Answer-transparency
To enable parties to know precisely what each speaker has said is practiced as a
standard for? - Answer-accuracy
Stating "Everything you say will be repeated to the patient/provider" is how interpreters
may practice the standard of? - Answer-accuracy