Interpreter Ethics Quiz

A healthcare interpreter facilitating communication between a patient and a medical provider in a doctor's office, with a focus on ethical considerations and cultural understanding.

Interpreter Ethics Quiz

Evaluate your understanding of the ethical responsibilities of healthcare interpreters with our engaging quiz. This quiz covers critical scenarios that interpreters may encounter in their professional practice.

Five thought-provoking multiple-choice questions.
Enhance your awareness of interpreter ethics.
Learn how to handle challenging situations effectively.

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1) Interpreters must take an advocacy role and attempt to “right a wrong” when:

Family members are not present.

The working environment is stressful.

They believe the medical information provided to the patient is incorrect.

They encounter injustices or ethically inappropriate behavior.

2) If a remark is made by the healthcare provider which could unwittingly affect the patient-provider relationship in a negative way, the interpreter should:

Translate exactly what was said, remaining transparent despite the negative emotions a patient might feel.

Slightly alter what was said to exclude any negative remarks, remind the speaker that the interpreter is obligated to convey everything that is said, and allow the speaker to reframe or rephrase their remarks if they wish to.

Stop interpreting immediately and go report the healthcare provider to a supervisor.

3) If a patient discloses medical information with an interpreter, such as an allergy, when the healthcare provider is not in the room, the interpreter should:

Not disclose this information with the healthcare provider because of their commitment to confidentiality.

Write down the information in the patient’s medical records.

Recognize that pertinent medical information can be disclosed within the treating team and should inform the patient’s medical provider in order to prevent any harm.

4) If the interpreter encounters an “untranslatable” word (a word that refer to experiences and concepts that have no comparable referent in the other culture), he or she should:

Learn and convey every single cultural nuance contained in every single utterance.

Ignore the word entirely and move on since communicating the lack of knowledge of the vocabulary to the parties can be interpreted as discriminatory.

Alert the parties to the possibility of cultural barriers to communication and to assist the parties so that they arrive at a mutual understanding of the meaning.

Try to understand the meaning of the word from the context of the conversation.

5) Circle the word that is not a core value mentioned in the code of ethics for health care interpreters

Consistency

Beneficence

Fidelity

Respect for the importance of culture and cultural differences

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