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If a staff member at NCH or OHIOHEALTH asks you to step outside the role of the interpreter, you must start with the phrase, “I would be happy to.” Then you say ____.
a) Could you please call my agency and get authorization?
b) Could you please call the Interpretation Services Department and get authorization?
c) Can I please call my agency and get authorization?
d) Can I please call the Interpretation Services Department and get authorization?

Interpreters cannot serve as witnesses because ___.
a) It is illegal
b) It is against the Code of Ethics
c) The interpreter uses short term memory and will not remember information
d) The interpreter never made eye contact with client or the provider

If the LEP client asks you to perform a role outside the role of the interpreter, you should always say “I would be happy to assist you.” Then you direct the client to ask the questions to the provider and offer to interpret for the client.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

If an LEP client tells you that she does not require an interpreter, you should ____.
a) Argue with the client
b) Take the client to reception and let the administrative staff handle the situation
c) Interpret for the client anyway
d) Leave the appointment

There are 2 versions of the pre-session dialogue—one for the LEP client/patient and one for the client’s family.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which role of the interpreter explores the client’s culture and incorporates this information into the session if necessary?
a) Advocate
b) Conduit
c) Clarifier
d) Cultural Broker

A pre-session dialogue includes which the following?
a) The basics of the interpreter role
b) The boundaries of the interpreter role
c) The necessity to interpret everything accurately and completely
d) All of the above

To ask for a clarification, the interpreter must:
a) Raise his/her right hand
b) Interrupt the session and say: The interpreter would like to ask for a clarification.
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A nor B

Interpreters may not drive LEP customers home, but interpreters can interpret directions supplied by the provider.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

An interpreter can assume the role of the advocate if the life and well-being of the client is in jeopardy.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

If an LEP client asks an interpreter for legal advice, the interpreter should say:
a) I would be happy to assist you. What is your question?
b) I will ask the lawyer.
c) I would be happy to assist you. You ask the lawyer, and I will be happy to interpret your question.
d) I am sorry. I cannot assist you.

The interpreter delivers the same pre-session to the LEP client and the provider before beginning the appointment.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

As a conduit, the interpreter:
a) Does not make eye contract when interpreting.
b) Interprets in the first person
c) Never stays with the patient alone in a room without a provider
d) All of the above

When you meet the LEP client and deliver the pre-session dialogue, you say all of the following things EXCEPT __.
a) I will interpret everything in the first person.
b) I will take notes to help my short-term memory.
c) I will not look at you while I interpret.
d) Please speak slowly.

The role of clarifier includes which of the following responsibilities?
a) Maintains transparency between both parties.
b) Interrupts when the interpreter does not hear or understand the message
c) Checks that both parties understand what is said
d) All of the above

The elements of the interpreter role include all the following EXCEPT ____.
a) Cultural Broker
b) Clarifier
c) Translator
d) Advocate

To establish the interpreter role and boundaries with the LEP client, the interpreter begins by giving the LEP client a specific presentation referred to as a/an ____.
a) Introduction Session
b) Education Session
c) Pre-session
d) Information session

The most important element of the interpreter role is the role of the ____.
a) Advocate
b) Conduit
c) Clarifier
d) Cultural Broker

When the interpreter acts as the patient's advocate, he/she serves on behalf of the patient outside the bounds of the interpreted interview.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

If a provider OTHER THAN NCH or OhioHealth asks you to step outside the role of the interpreter, you must start with the phrase, “I would be happy to.” Then you say ____.
a) Could you please call my agency and get authorization?
b) Could you please call the Interpretation Services Department and get authorization?
c) Can I please call my agency and get authorization?
d) Can I please call the Interpretation Services Department and get authorization?

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