NIC CPC Tenets QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
Tenet 1 - ANSWER Confidentiality - Interpreters adhere to standards of
confidential communication.
Tenet 2 - ANSWER Professionalism - Interpreters possess the professional skills
and knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation
Tenet 3 - ANSWER Conduct - Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner
appropriate to the specific interpreting situation.
Tenet 4 - ANSWER Respect for Consumers - Interpreters demonstrate respect
for consumers.
Tenet 5 - ANSWER Respect for colleagues - Interpreters demonstrate respect
for colleagues, interns, and students of the profession.
Tenet 6 - ANSWER Business Practices - Interpreters maintain ethical business
practices.
Tenet 7 - ANSWER Professional Development - Interpreters engage in
professional development.
, Tenet 1.1 - ANSWER Share assignment-related information only on an "as-
need" basis (supervisors, interpreter team members, members of the educational
team, hiring entities).
Tenet 1.2 - ANSWER Manage data, invoices, records, or other situational or
consumer-specific information in a manner consistent with maintaining consumer
confidentiality (shredding, locked files).
Tenet 1.3 - ANSWER Inform consumers when Federal or state mandates
require disclosure of confidential information.
Tenet 2.1 - ANSWER Provide service delivery regardless of race, color, national
origin, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other factor
Tenet 2.2 - ANSWER Assess consumer needs and the interpreting situation
before and during the assignment and make adjustments as needed
Tenet 2.3 - ANSWER Render the message faithfully by conveying the content
and spirit of what is being communicated, using language most readily understood
by consumers, and correcting errors discretely and expeditiously.
Tenet 2.4 - ANSWER Request Support (CDI, team members, language
facilitators) when needed to fully convey the message or to address exceptional
communication challenges (cognitive disabilities, foreign sign language, emerging
language ability, or lack of formal instruction or language).
Tenet 2.5 - ANSWER Refrain from providing counsel, advice, or personal
opinions.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
Tenet 1 - ANSWER Confidentiality - Interpreters adhere to standards of
confidential communication.
Tenet 2 - ANSWER Professionalism - Interpreters possess the professional skills
and knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation
Tenet 3 - ANSWER Conduct - Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner
appropriate to the specific interpreting situation.
Tenet 4 - ANSWER Respect for Consumers - Interpreters demonstrate respect
for consumers.
Tenet 5 - ANSWER Respect for colleagues - Interpreters demonstrate respect
for colleagues, interns, and students of the profession.
Tenet 6 - ANSWER Business Practices - Interpreters maintain ethical business
practices.
Tenet 7 - ANSWER Professional Development - Interpreters engage in
professional development.
, Tenet 1.1 - ANSWER Share assignment-related information only on an "as-
need" basis (supervisors, interpreter team members, members of the educational
team, hiring entities).
Tenet 1.2 - ANSWER Manage data, invoices, records, or other situational or
consumer-specific information in a manner consistent with maintaining consumer
confidentiality (shredding, locked files).
Tenet 1.3 - ANSWER Inform consumers when Federal or state mandates
require disclosure of confidential information.
Tenet 2.1 - ANSWER Provide service delivery regardless of race, color, national
origin, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other factor
Tenet 2.2 - ANSWER Assess consumer needs and the interpreting situation
before and during the assignment and make adjustments as needed
Tenet 2.3 - ANSWER Render the message faithfully by conveying the content
and spirit of what is being communicated, using language most readily understood
by consumers, and correcting errors discretely and expeditiously.
Tenet 2.4 - ANSWER Request Support (CDI, team members, language
facilitators) when needed to fully convey the message or to address exceptional
communication challenges (cognitive disabilities, foreign sign language, emerging
language ability, or lack of formal instruction or language).
Tenet 2.5 - ANSWER Refrain from providing counsel, advice, or personal
opinions.
