Medical Interpreter Ethics Review Questions with Verified Solutions (Rated 100%)
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Medical Interpreter Ethics Review Questions with Verified Solutions (Rated 100%)
Code of Ethics - Answers Set of principles or values that govern the conduct of members of a profession while they are engaged in the enactment of that profession. Guidelines for making judgments about what is accept...
Medical Interpreter Ethics Review Questions with Verified Solutions (Rated 100%)
Code of Ethics - Answers Set of principles or values that govern the conduct of members of a profession
while they are engaged in the enactment of that profession. Guidelines for making judgments about
what is acceptable and desirable behavior in a given context or particular relationship. (NCIHC, 6)
Core Duty - Answers To make possible the communication between two parties - patient & provider -
who do not speak the same language in order to achieve the goal of the encounter - the health and well-
being of the patient. (NCIHC, 8)
Ethos - Answers Moral custom
Ethic - Answers Principle of good conduct
6 Tenets of Code of Ethics - Answers Confidentiality, Accuracy, Professionalism, Impartiality, Use
Advocacy and Cultural Interface Roles Appropriately, Professional Development
Confidentiality, Confidencialidad - Answers The interpreter treats as confidential, within the treating
team, all information learned in the performance of their professional duties, while observing relevant
requirements regarding disclosure. (NCIHC, 10)
Confidentiality, Confidencialidad - Answers Interpreters will maintain confidentiality of all assignment-
related information. Do not disclose assignment-related information unless with the expressed
permission of all parties or if required by law. (IMIA, 1)
"Right to Know" - Answers The norms of the U.S. medical system value and protect the autonomy of the
individual. It is with the individual that the right to know rests unless the patient has explicitly or
implicitly indicated otherwise.
When is it justifiable to break the Code of Confidentiality? - Answers (1) The patient has communicated
the desire to hurt self or others. (2) There are statements of child, domestic, or elderly abuse.
HIPAA, year? - Answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
What Colleagues are doing to Ensure Confidentiality? - Answers (1) Avoid discussing sensitive medical
information in hallways, elevators, etc. (2) Shred medical notes after assignment or shift. (3) Disclose to
both parties that you are bound by a Code of Ethics to maintain information confidential. (4) Do not
volunteer health information about a patient to family members. (5) Do not share the name of the
patient or other identifying information when discussing case studies. (6) Do not leave any document
with the patient's name in a public area.
The 3 Core Values of the Code of Ethics for HCIs - Answers (1) Beneficence (2) Fidelity (3) Respect for the
importance of culture and cultural differences
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