CORE CHI HEALTHCARE
INTERPRETER EXAM QUESTIONS
2025 |GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Accuracy - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice which
enables other parties to
know precisely what each speaker has said.
Managing flow of communication - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Asking speakers to pause, speed up, slow down, etc. are ways of
ensuring accuracy by...
Maintaining transparency - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Saying, "As
the interpreter speaking, I did not understand what was just said, so I'm
going to request clarification" shows that the interpreter is...
Confidentiality - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which honors the private and personal nature of the health care
interaction and maintain trust among all parties.
Impartiality - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice which
eliminates the effect of interpreter bias or preference.
,Conflict of Interest - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An example of this
would be interpreting for a close friend or family member. Interpreter
would need to disclose this to staff.
Respect - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice which
requires the interpreter
to acknowledge the inherent dignity of all parties in the interpreted
encounter.
Promotion of patient autonomy - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Directing patients toward the appropriate resources if help requested is
beyond our code of ethics/ability to give (i.e., directing them toward a
taxi service if they request a ride home)
Cultural awareness - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which requires the interpreter to facilitate communication across cultural
differences.
Role Boundaries - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which requires the interpreter to clarify the scope and limits of the
interpreting role, in order to avoid conflicts of interest. The interpreter
limits their interactions to those of an interpreter and would never give
medical advice or ask/answer overly personal questions during
conversation with the patient.
,Professionalism - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which upholds the public's trust in the interpreting profession.
Skill limitations (with professionalism) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
For example, an interpreter who is unfamiliar with a highly technical
medical term asks for an explanation before continuing to interpret.
Professional development - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of
practice which aspires to attain the highest possible level of competence
and service.
Advocacy (S of P) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which seeks to prevent harm to parties that the interpreter serves.
Advocacy - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ an action taken on behalf of
an individual that goes beyond facilitating communication, with the
intention of supporting good health outcomes. In general, it means that a
third party (in this case, the interpreter) speaks for or pleads the cause of
another party, thereby departing from an impartial role.
Register - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A stylistic level of language
used by a speaker. A speaker's choice of this is generally adapted to a
particular topic, the parties spoken to, and the perceived formality of the
situation.
, Allopathic medicine - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ mainstream medical
care in the US, use of drugs and surgery to combat disease
Alternative/complimentary medicine - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
health care practices that aren't considered part of mainstream medical
treatment, may include acupuncture, herbal remedies, etc
resident - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ person who has recieved a
medical degree and is practicing medicine, usually under supervision
attending physician - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ doctors who have
finished their education and have the primary responsibility for patients
fellow - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ medical doctor who is pursuing
additional training in a specialty field
generalist - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ MD or DO who specializes in
internal medicine, family practice, or pediatrics, rather than specific
disease or body sustem
osteopath/Doc of osteopathy (DO) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Evaluates and treats illnesses just as an MD would but with a "whole
person" approach, including manipulative treatment of bones and
muscles
INTERPRETER EXAM QUESTIONS
2025 |GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Accuracy - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice which
enables other parties to
know precisely what each speaker has said.
Managing flow of communication - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Asking speakers to pause, speed up, slow down, etc. are ways of
ensuring accuracy by...
Maintaining transparency - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Saying, "As
the interpreter speaking, I did not understand what was just said, so I'm
going to request clarification" shows that the interpreter is...
Confidentiality - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which honors the private and personal nature of the health care
interaction and maintain trust among all parties.
Impartiality - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice which
eliminates the effect of interpreter bias or preference.
,Conflict of Interest - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ An example of this
would be interpreting for a close friend or family member. Interpreter
would need to disclose this to staff.
Respect - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice which
requires the interpreter
to acknowledge the inherent dignity of all parties in the interpreted
encounter.
Promotion of patient autonomy - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Directing patients toward the appropriate resources if help requested is
beyond our code of ethics/ability to give (i.e., directing them toward a
taxi service if they request a ride home)
Cultural awareness - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which requires the interpreter to facilitate communication across cultural
differences.
Role Boundaries - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which requires the interpreter to clarify the scope and limits of the
interpreting role, in order to avoid conflicts of interest. The interpreter
limits their interactions to those of an interpreter and would never give
medical advice or ask/answer overly personal questions during
conversation with the patient.
,Professionalism - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which upholds the public's trust in the interpreting profession.
Skill limitations (with professionalism) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
For example, an interpreter who is unfamiliar with a highly technical
medical term asks for an explanation before continuing to interpret.
Professional development - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of
practice which aspires to attain the highest possible level of competence
and service.
Advocacy (S of P) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Standard of practice
which seeks to prevent harm to parties that the interpreter serves.
Advocacy - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ an action taken on behalf of
an individual that goes beyond facilitating communication, with the
intention of supporting good health outcomes. In general, it means that a
third party (in this case, the interpreter) speaks for or pleads the cause of
another party, thereby departing from an impartial role.
Register - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A stylistic level of language
used by a speaker. A speaker's choice of this is generally adapted to a
particular topic, the parties spoken to, and the perceived formality of the
situation.
, Allopathic medicine - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ mainstream medical
care in the US, use of drugs and surgery to combat disease
Alternative/complimentary medicine - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
health care practices that aren't considered part of mainstream medical
treatment, may include acupuncture, herbal remedies, etc
resident - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ person who has recieved a
medical degree and is practicing medicine, usually under supervision
attending physician - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ doctors who have
finished their education and have the primary responsibility for patients
fellow - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ medical doctor who is pursuing
additional training in a specialty field
generalist - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ MD or DO who specializes in
internal medicine, family practice, or pediatrics, rather than specific
disease or body sustem
osteopath/Doc of osteopathy (DO) - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Evaluates and treats illnesses just as an MD would but with a "whole
person" approach, including manipulative treatment of bones and
muscles
