pielgniarek

Pielęgniarek is the genitive plural form of pielęgniarka, a Polish feminine noun meaning nurse. The correct spelling includes the letter ę, written as pielęgniarek; variants without diacritics, such as pielgniarek, are considered misspellings or OCR errors. The base word pielęgniarka derives from pielęgnować, meaning to nurse or to care for.

In modern Polish, pielęgniarek is used when the noun appears in genitive plural constructions, for example after numerals or certain prepositions, or to indicate possession or quantity: "nie mam pielęgniarek" (I do not have any nurses), "potrzebuję dwóch pielęgniarek" (I need two nurses).

It is also used in phrases like "zespół pielęgniarek" (a team of nurses) in the genitive plural when modifying other nouns.

Historical and professional context: Nurses in Poland are regulated by the Naczelna Izba Pielęgniarek i Położnych (NIPiP). Training typically involves formal vocational or university education in nursing, followed by licensure. The term pielęgniarka covers registered nurses and, in various contexts, midwives are represented by related professional bodies.

See also: Nursing; Healthcare in Poland; Pielęgniarka; NIPiP.