Working in Healthcare
Pass, rapport, underbemannat — the language of a Swedish ward.
Healthcare work at full depth: handovers and corridor patients, the double-check, the hand held on the last shift — det bästa jobbet som finns, en bra dag.
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ett pass
a shift
Tip: lit. the same.
- 2
ett dagpass
a day shift
Tip: lit. the same.
- 3
ett nattpass
a night shift
Tip: lit. the same.
- 4
ett schema
a rota
Tip: lit. the same.
- 5
jobba tre pass i rad
to work three in a row
Tip: lit. the same.
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en rapport
a handover
Tip: lit. 'a report' — between shifts.
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lämna rapport
to give the handover
Tip: lit. the same.
- 8
ta emot rapport
to take the handover
Tip: lit. the same.
- 9
avdelningen
the ward
Tip: lit. the same.
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ronden
the ward round
Tip: lit. the same.
- 11
platsbrist
a bed shortage
Tip: lit. the same.
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en korridorpatient
a corridor patient
Tip: lit. the same — a real and reported problem.
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vara underbemannad
to be understaffed
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
en hyrsjuksköterska
an agency nurse
Tip: lit. 'a rental nurse' — and the debate about cost.
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en tillsvidaretjänst
a permanent post
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
en specialistsjuksköterska
a specialist nurse
Tip: lit. the same.
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en undersköterska
an assistant nurse
Tip: lit. the same — now a protected title.
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en vårdbiträde
a care assistant
Tip: lit. the same.
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en jourläkare
a doctor on call
Tip: lit. the same.
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ha jour
to be on call
Tip: lit. the same.
- 21
bli inringd
to be called in
Tip: lit. the same — on your day off.
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byta pass
to swap a shift
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
täcka upp för någon
to cover for someone
Tip: lit. the same.
- 24
en triagering
a triage assessment
Tip: lit. the same.
- 25
prioritera efter allvar
to prioritise by urgency
Tip: lit. the same.
- 26
vitalparametrar
vital signs
Tip: lit. the same.
- 27
blodtryck och saturation
blood pressure and saturation
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
en läkemedelsrond
a drug round
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
en dubbelkontroll
a double check
Tip: lit. the same — two people, always.
- 30
en avvikelserapport
a deviation report
Tip: lit. the same — you report the system, not the person.
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en icke-skuldbeläggande kultur
no-blame culture
Tip: lit. the same — the stated principle.
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lära av misstag
to learn from mistakes
Tip: lit. the same.
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patientsekretess
patient confidentiality
Tip: lit. the same — absolute.
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inte ens till sin partner
not even to your partner
Tip: lit. the same.
- 35
patientens eget val
the patient's own choice
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
informerat samtycke
informed consent
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett svårt samtal
a difficult conversation
Tip: lit. the same.
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lämna ett svårt besked
to break bad news
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
sätta sig ner när man säger det
to sit down when you say it
Tip: lit. the same — always.
- 40
säga inget och stanna kvar
to say nothing and stay
Tip: lit. the same — often the right thing.
- 41
palliativ vård
palliative care
Tip: lit. the same.
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göra det så bra som möjligt
to make someone comfortable
Tip: lit. 'make it as good as possible'.
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hålla en hand
to hold a hand
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
sista passet med en patient
the last shift with a patient
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
gråta i omklädningsrummet
to cry in the changing room
Tip: lit. the same.
- 46
och gå ut igen
and go back out
Tip: lit. the same.
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en avlastningssamtal efteråt
a debrief afterwards
Tip: lit. the same — and it should be offered.
- 48
kollegor som förstår
colleagues who understand
Tip: lit. the same — what keeps people in the job.
- 49
det bästa jobbet som finns
the best job there is
Tip: lit. the same.
- 50
en bra dag
on a good day
Tip: lit. the same.