Question 1 of 11
What should you avoid when analyzing language resources?
Sending patients who speak a rare language to another facility
Identifying the dominant language groups that your facility serves
Creating language banks
Handing out a list of community resources
Question 2 of 11
What is a distinguishing characteristic of the Spanish grammatical structure?
The noun follows the adjective.
The adjective follows the noun.
There are always double adjectives.
There are several compound nouns per sentence.
Question 3 of 11
Which of the following is the one of the essential pieces of closing the gap of health care disparities?
Having more interpreters
Cultural competency
Hiring more Latinos
All are correct
Question 4 of 11
If you are told your patient will be a 47-year-old Asian female who speaks no English, what additional information do you need before working with an interpreter?
Her marital status
Her experience with interpreters
Her specific nationality
Her personality characteristics
Question 5 of 11
Which of the following is not usually the result of an accent?
A softened consonant sound
Emphasis of a specific word in a sentence
A softened vowel sound
An added or dropped sound
Question 6 of 11
Which practice should you follow when using an interpreter in a medical setting?
Encourage family members to help with the interpretation whenever possible.
Discourage prior meetings between the patient and interpreter.
Meet with the interpreter to talk about the purpose of the meeting.
Elaborate on your sentences for clarification.
Question 7 of 11
What is one method of establishing rapport?
Speak in loud, clear tones.
If you don’t feel sincere, put on an act.
Exhibit a forceful persona.
Genuinely convey care and warmth.
Question 8 of 11
What is the best way to greet a new acquaintance?
First name only
Last name only
Informally
Formally
Question 9 of 11
What is the best definition of denotation?
The literal meaning of a word
The associated ideas or suggested meaning of a word
The alternate meaning of a word in a different culture
The words that surround another word and help provide its meaning
Question 10 of 11
Which of the following groups of people is especially sensitive to touch?
Infants
Adolescents
Elderly
European
Question 11 of 11
What is the definition of carriage?
How an individual’s body posture is interpreted
The way an individual dresses
The physical distance between interacting individuals
How an individual holds and moves his or her body
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