NBCMI Standards of Practice Application 2

Question 1

Which represents a valid reason for requesting removal from an assignment?

Accepted Answer

Patient speaks a dialect the interpreter cannot adequately understand

Answer

Dialect incompatibility directly compromises quality and safety.

Question 2

How should interpreters handle 'side conversations' between provider and staff?

Accepted Answer

Inform the patient a conversation is occurring and interpret if relevant to care

Answer

Transparency requires informing the patient and interpreting care-related content.

Question 3

A patient asks you to keep a secret from the provider. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Explain you must interpret everything and encourage sharing the information

Answer

Interpreters cannot agree to secret-keeping; explain the role and encourage disclosure.

Question 4

What do Standards say about adding information not stated by either party?

Accepted Answer

Must not add, except brief transparent cultural clarifications identified as coming from the interpreter

Answer

The Standards prohibit additions with a limited exception for transparent cultural clarifications.

Question 5

How do Standards address use of technology during sessions?

Accepted Answer

Technology may be a reference tool but should not replace professional interpreting and must comply with HIPAA

Answer

Technology supplements rather than replaces human interpreting, with HIPAA compliance required.

NBCMI - National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters Practice Test