In nursing you need not only general German but also the matching specialised vocabulary. It makes the difference in everyday work. Here you get the most important areas.
Important vocabulary for the nursing profession
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These topic areas come up daily:
- Body and symptoms: terms for body parts, complaints and pain.
- Nursing actions: words around positioning, mobilisation and personal care.
- Communication: phrases for conversations with patients and relatives.
- Handover and documentation: language for reports, handovers and records.
- Medication: terms for administration, dosage and effect.
Why this vocabulary is so important is shown in professional recognition in nursing.
How to learn the specialised vocabulary
Learn the words in context and with example sentences, not as a loose list. A good basis is the general vocabulary for B2, and suitable methods are in learning vocabulary effectively. Which level you need overall is clarified in German level as a nurse.
How to prepare
How a telc B2 exam runs is shown on the page on the telc B2 exam.
The bottom line
The nursing vocabulary ranges from symptoms through nursing actions to documentation. Whoever learns it in context quickly copes confidently in everyday work.
