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nursing staff
The group of people who professionally care for sick, elderly, or disabled people, for example in hospitals or nursing homes.
Das Pflegepersonal auf dieser Station ist sehr engagiert und freundlich.
The nursing staff on this ward is very dedicated and friendly.
This word is made up of 'die Pflege' (care/nursing) and 'das Personal' (staff). So it literally describes the staff responsible for care.
Das Pflegepersonal kümmert sich um die Patienten.
The nursing staff takes care of the patients.
'Pflegepersonal' (nursing staff) is a collective term and is grammatically always used in the singular, even when it refers to many people. The verb is therefore also singular.
Das Pflegepersonal ist heute stark ausgelastet.
The nursing staff is under heavy strain today.
Common expressions describe the shortage of or strain on this professional group. Typical phrases include 'das Pflegepersonal ist überlastet' (the nursing staff is overworked), 'es fehlt an Pflegepersonal' (there is a shortage of nursing staff), or 'qualifiziertes Pflegepersonal wird gesucht' (qualified nursing staff is being sought).
Viele Krankenhäuser klagen darüber, dass das Pflegepersonal überlastet ist.
Many hospitals complain that the nursing staff is overworked.
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'das Personal' and 'das Pflegepersonal' both refer to a group of professionally employed people. 'Personal' is general and can be used for almost any company, school, government office, or organization. 'Pflegepersonal' is more specific: it only means people whose job is to care for sick, elderly, or disabled people, for example in a hospital or nursing home. Learners may confuse the words because nursing staff are also staff. If the field of care is important, 'Pflegepersonal' is more precise. If you are talking generally about employees, 'Personal' fits better.
Das Pflegepersonal kontrolliert nachts regelmäßig die Patienten.
The nursing staff regularly checks on the patients at night.
Im Hotel war das Personal freundlich und half uns sofort.
At the hotel, the staff was friendly and helped us right away.