The Community Interpreter - Practice
Exam ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is Community Interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A specialization of
interpreting used in community-based settings to facilitate access to community services such
as medical, educational, and social services.
You support equal access to community services by facilitating communication and
understanding.
Define medical interpreting: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Interpreting for patients, their
family and a healthcare provider.
What is the purpose of interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅To facilitate
communication between parties who do not share a common language.
Describe Communicative Autonomy: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The capacity of each
party in an encounter to be responsible for and in control of his/her own communication.
Which area of community interpreting has become the most professionalized? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Medical
List the minimum requirements as an interpreter: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅- Be 18 years
old
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Be proficient in two languages
- Hold a certificate for professional interpreter training (at least 40 hrs)
Difference between certificate and certification: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Certification is
the process.
Certificate is the official document showing completion of the process.
, Which kinds of organizations develop recognized certification programs for interpreters? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Professional organizations or government entities.
Name the organizations that provide national medical interpreter certification programs: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅CCHI- Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
NBCMI- National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
What is a code of ethics? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A set of principles or values that
govern the conduct of members of a profession while they are engaged in the encounter of
that profession.
The "rules" that show us what we should do.
What are standards of practice? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A set of guidelines that show
us "the how" to perform in a profession. (Guidelines to code of ethics)
List some differences between ethics and standards of practice: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Ethics are the rule, Standards of Practice are the guidelines.
Ethics is more strict, Standards of Practice is more flexible.
Ethics is what we should do, Standards of Practice are how we do it.
What does NCIHC stand for and when did they publish the National Code of Ethics for
Interpreters in Health Care? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅NCIHC - National Council on
Interpreting in Health Care
Published in 2004.
Name the nine principles in the NCIHC code of ethics with one Standard of Practice each: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Confidentiality
Exam ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is Community Interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A specialization of
interpreting used in community-based settings to facilitate access to community services such
as medical, educational, and social services.
You support equal access to community services by facilitating communication and
understanding.
Define medical interpreting: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Interpreting for patients, their
family and a healthcare provider.
What is the purpose of interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅To facilitate
communication between parties who do not share a common language.
Describe Communicative Autonomy: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The capacity of each
party in an encounter to be responsible for and in control of his/her own communication.
Which area of community interpreting has become the most professionalized? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Medical
List the minimum requirements as an interpreter: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅- Be 18 years
old
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Be proficient in two languages
- Hold a certificate for professional interpreter training (at least 40 hrs)
Difference between certificate and certification: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Certification is
the process.
Certificate is the official document showing completion of the process.
, Which kinds of organizations develop recognized certification programs for interpreters? -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Professional organizations or government entities.
Name the organizations that provide national medical interpreter certification programs: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅CCHI- Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
NBCMI- National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
What is a code of ethics? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A set of principles or values that
govern the conduct of members of a profession while they are engaged in the encounter of
that profession.
The "rules" that show us what we should do.
What are standards of practice? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A set of guidelines that show
us "the how" to perform in a profession. (Guidelines to code of ethics)
List some differences between ethics and standards of practice: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Ethics are the rule, Standards of Practice are the guidelines.
Ethics is more strict, Standards of Practice is more flexible.
Ethics is what we should do, Standards of Practice are how we do it.
What does NCIHC stand for and when did they publish the National Code of Ethics for
Interpreters in Health Care? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅NCIHC - National Council on
Interpreting in Health Care
Published in 2004.
Name the nine principles in the NCIHC code of ethics with one Standard of Practice each: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1. Confidentiality
