CCHI-CORE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPADATED 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | 100%
SOLVED.
What does NBCMI stand for - ANSWER National board of
certification for healthcare workers
What does CCHI stand for - ANSWER Certification
Commission for healthcare interpreters
What are ethics vs standards - ANSWER Ethics-what we do
Standards-how we do them
Ethics are defined as - ANSWER A set of principles that
govern the conduct of practitioners of a profession
Medical Interpreting - ANSWER Interpreting for patients,
their families, providers to facilitate access to healthcare
Which area of interpreting has become more professional -
ANSWER Medical
Requirements to become certified - ANSWER 1. 18 years old
2. HS grad 3.
Proof of language proficiency through third party tester 4.40
hr training course
Community Interpreting - ANSWER A specialization that
facilitates access to community resources
,Communicative Autonomy - ANSWER The capacity of each
party in the encounter to be responsible for and control their
own communication
Certificate v.s. Certification - ANSWER Certificate is the 40
hour class, Certification requires the 4 requirements
Certification is provided by which two agencies - ANSWER
1. CCHI and
NBCMI
Standards of practice are defined as - ANSWER A set of
formal guidelines that practitioners use that offer clear
strategies and course of action to support professional conduct
Do you interpret everything stated? - ANSWER yes
What three things should you do if you know the client -
ANSWER 1. disclose to all parties 2. Offer to withdraw 3.
decide if you can be impartial
Three steps to the say no module - ANSWER 1. gracious 2.
offer choices 3.
reason why
working language - ANSWER any language the interpreter
works with
, Source language - ANSWER language the interpreter
interprets from
target language - ANSWER language you interpret in to
three stages of the encounter - ANSWER 1. pre prep/briefing
2.encounter 3. debriefing
7 steps to the encounter - ANSWER 1. Prep 2. brief
3.professional intro 4.
interpreting 5. mediating 6. debriefing 7. analysis
4 interpreting protocols - ANSWER 1. positioning 2.
professional intro 3. firstperson interpreting 4. turn-taking to
manage flow
What are the ethics that make up the code of ethics -
ANSWER 1.
Confidentiality 2. Accuracy 3. Impartiality 4. professional
conduct 5. Transparency 6. intercultural communication 7.
advocacy 8. professional boundaries 9. professional
development 10. Direct communication
4 elements of the professional introduction - ANSWER 1.
confidential 2. all interpreted 3. speak to each other 4. pause
for clarification
LATEST UPADATED 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | 100%
SOLVED.
What does NBCMI stand for - ANSWER National board of
certification for healthcare workers
What does CCHI stand for - ANSWER Certification
Commission for healthcare interpreters
What are ethics vs standards - ANSWER Ethics-what we do
Standards-how we do them
Ethics are defined as - ANSWER A set of principles that
govern the conduct of practitioners of a profession
Medical Interpreting - ANSWER Interpreting for patients,
their families, providers to facilitate access to healthcare
Which area of interpreting has become more professional -
ANSWER Medical
Requirements to become certified - ANSWER 1. 18 years old
2. HS grad 3.
Proof of language proficiency through third party tester 4.40
hr training course
Community Interpreting - ANSWER A specialization that
facilitates access to community resources
,Communicative Autonomy - ANSWER The capacity of each
party in the encounter to be responsible for and control their
own communication
Certificate v.s. Certification - ANSWER Certificate is the 40
hour class, Certification requires the 4 requirements
Certification is provided by which two agencies - ANSWER
1. CCHI and
NBCMI
Standards of practice are defined as - ANSWER A set of
formal guidelines that practitioners use that offer clear
strategies and course of action to support professional conduct
Do you interpret everything stated? - ANSWER yes
What three things should you do if you know the client -
ANSWER 1. disclose to all parties 2. Offer to withdraw 3.
decide if you can be impartial
Three steps to the say no module - ANSWER 1. gracious 2.
offer choices 3.
reason why
working language - ANSWER any language the interpreter
works with
, Source language - ANSWER language the interpreter
interprets from
target language - ANSWER language you interpret in to
three stages of the encounter - ANSWER 1. pre prep/briefing
2.encounter 3. debriefing
7 steps to the encounter - ANSWER 1. Prep 2. brief
3.professional intro 4.
interpreting 5. mediating 6. debriefing 7. analysis
4 interpreting protocols - ANSWER 1. positioning 2.
professional intro 3. firstperson interpreting 4. turn-taking to
manage flow
What are the ethics that make up the code of ethics -
ANSWER 1.
Confidentiality 2. Accuracy 3. Impartiality 4. professional
conduct 5. Transparency 6. intercultural communication 7.
advocacy 8. professional boundaries 9. professional
development 10. Direct communication
4 elements of the professional introduction - ANSWER 1.
confidential 2. all interpreted 3. speak to each other 4. pause
for clarification
