National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care, Interpreter Module 3: Strategic Mediation, Interpreter training, Community Interpreting Training, Interpreter Training Mid-term, Interpreter Review Module 2: Interpreter Protocols and Skills

National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care, Interpreter Module 3: Strategic Mediation, Interpreter training, Community Interpreting Training, Interpreter Training Mid-term, Interpreter Review Module 2: Interpreter Protocols and Skills, C... Leave the first rating Save Terms in this set (255) Accuracy The ethical responsibility of the interpreter is to convert messages rendered in one language into another without losing the essence of the meaning that is being conveyed and including all aspects of the message without making judgments as to what is relevant, important, or acceptable. example of accuracy: The interpreter replicates the register, style, and tone of the speaker unless there is no equivalent in the patient's language, an interpeter does not substitute simpler explanations for medical terms a provider uses, but may ask the speaker to re-express themselves in language more easily understood by the other party. Confidentialit y Is to honor the privacy of the patient and the very personal nature of the health care encounter. It puts interpreters under the obligation not to disclose information that has been learned during the performance of their duties to anyone outside the medical team responsible for the care of the patient. It is an ethical principle that is shared with other health care professions.