Free practice session · German for Nurses · A2–B2 · Vocabulary · 5–7 minutes
Words from the ward
Twelve German words nurses meet in their first weeks on a German ward: shifts, care, medication and hygiene.
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Before you start
On a German ward you hear the same words every day: in the handover, on the duty roster, on the medication chart.
Twelve words in three steps, from A2 to B2. Learn every noun with its article: der, die or das.
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- die Stationward
- die Übergabehandover
- die Schichtshift
- die Pflegekraftnurse, care worker
If you don’t know a word, look at its parts: Thrombose + Spritze, Einwirk + Zeit. German builds long words from short ones.
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Shifts and daily care
What does the word mean?
der Dienstplan
die Ruhezeit
die Zahnprothese
hinfallen
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Symptoms and medication
What does the word mean?
der Ausschlag
die Thrombosespritze
die Verordnung
eitrig
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Hygiene, nutrition and more
What does the word mean?
die Einwirkzeit
die angedickte Flüssigkeit
die Überwachung
die Sterbebegleitung
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This session is from
Learn Real German for Nurses – Vocabulary & Phrases
These words come from the book’s word lists by care situation: 2,000 terms and 400 phrases for the ward, each with the article, plural and level.
See the bookLearn Real German for Nurses – Exam Trainer for telc Deutsch B1·B2 Pflege — Preparing for the exam? Four model tests with every answer explained in English. Independent practice material, not published by telc.