French Nursing module 1: Workplace and communication (Workplace and communication)
This is learning module 1 of 6 of our French A2 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.
Learning goals:
- Describe your role, workplace, and departments.
- Communicate clearly with colleagues during daily tasks, reports, and meetings.
- Observe, document, and report patient information.
- Workplace vocabulary related to equipment, departments, and communication.
Word list (86)
Core vocabulary
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Context vocabulary:
89
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Aggraver | Worsen |
| Améliorer | Improve |
| Anormal | Abnormal |
| Attribuer (attribuer un rôle) | To assign (a role) |
| Clarifier une responsabilité | Clarify a responsibility |
| Confus | Confused |
| Contester poliment | Politely object |
| Coordonner (coordonner une équipe) | To coordinate (a team) |
| Demander des précisions | Ask for clarification |
| Donner son point de vue | Express one's point of view |
| Enfiler des gants | Put on gloves |
| Informer | Inform |
| L'astreinte | Standby duty |
| L'infirmier / L'infirmière | Nurse |
| L'oxygénothérapie | Oxygen therapy |
| L'état général | General condition |
| La blouse | Lab coat / Medical gown |
| La chambre du patient | Patient's room |
| La charge de travail | Workload |
| La consistance | The consistency |
| La couleur | The color |
| La formation professionnelle | Professional training |
| La fr e9quence cardiaque | The heart rate |
| La garde | On-call shift |
| La pause déjeuner | Lunch break |
| La permanence | On-call duty (continuous coverage) |
| La plaie | The wound |
| La pression art e9rielle | The blood pressure |
| La prise en charge | Care management |
| La quantit e9 | The quantity |
| La respiration | The breathing / respiration |
| La rotation des équipes | Team rotation |
| La réception | Reception |
| La réunion de service | Staff meeting |
| La salle d'attente | Waiting room |
| La temp e9rature | The temperature |
| La transmission orale | Oral handover |
| La transmission écrite | Written handover |
| Le brancard | Stretcher |
| Le chef de service | Head of department |
| Le chirurgien | Surgeon |
| Le compte rendu | Report |
| Le coordinateur d'équipe | Team coordinator |
| Le diplôme | Degree / Diploma |
| Le directeur d'hôpital | Hospital director |
| Le dossier du patient | Patient file |
| Le département | Department |
| Le fauteuil roulant | Wheelchair |
| Le lit d'hôpital | Hospital bed |
| Le moniteur (cardiaque) | (Cardiac) monitor |
| Le médecin | Doctor |
| Le niveau de conscience | The level of consciousness |
| Le pharmacien | Pharmacist |
| Le physiothérapeute | Physiotherapist |
| Le planning | Schedule |
| Le pouls | The pulse |
| Le praticien ambulatoire | Outpatient practitioner |
| Le psychologue | Psychologist |
| Le quart de travail | Work shift |
| Le rapport de relève | Handover report |
| Le remplacement | Cover / replacement |
| Le service (de l'hôpital) | Ward / department |
| Le service (hospitalier) | Ward (hospital) |
| Les chaussures de sécurité | Safety shoes |
| Les signes vitaux | Vital signs |
| Mettre la blouse | Put on the gown |
| Noter | To note |
| Observer | To observe |
| Orienter un patient | Direct / Guide a patient |
| Planifier (planifier un shift) | To schedule (a shift) |
| Prendre la décision | Make the decision |
| Prioriser (prioriser les tâches) | To prioritize (tasks) |
| Proposer une solution | Propose a solution |
| Présenter son avis | Give one's opinion |
| Présenter son dossier | Present one's file |
| Reporter (reporter une tâche) | To postpone (a task) |
| Respecter (respecter les horaires) | To adhere to (the schedule) |
| Saigner | To bleed |
| Se mettre d'accord | Reach an agreement |
| Se relayer (se relayer sur un poste) | To take turns (cover a post in turns) |
| Signaler | To report |
| Stabiliser | Stabilize |
| Stable | Stable |
| Suffoquer | To choke / to suffocate |
| État stable | Stable condition |
| Évaluer | Assess |