The essential episodes of Nurse Jackie
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Nurse Jackie — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Longtime ER nurse Jackie Peyton bends the rules to bring some good from a patient's senseless death, while concealing her addiction to a pain killer she gets from her boyfriend, the hospital pharmacist.
- 02
Jackie breaks several rules and regulations to help a 10-year-old girl caring for her lupus-stricken mother; Mrs. Akalitus accidentally tasers herself; O'Hara treats Zoey to a meal at a four-star restaurant.
- 03
Kevin invites Jackie to a midnight rendezvous in order to give her a new wedding ring; the comatose movie critic wakes up but his tastes have radically changed.
- 04
Jackie returns to All Saints where she must confront everyone.
- 05
Jackie tries to stay sober and get through probation until Dr. O'Hara has a tempting offer for her. Eddie believes Kevin found out about the affair. Zoey throws a party for her colleagues.
- 06
Jackie covers for Cruz when he has a panic attack; Zoey surveys her coworkers for the best ways to conduct a breakup; Akalitus enlists the staff in an elaborate charade when her mentor is admitted with dementia.
- 07
When Cruz learns about Jackie's rehab, he takes revenge on coworkers who have been covering up her drug problems. Meanwhile, Eddie is deposed by Kevin's lawyer; a dumped Lenny decides to take off for Europe; and Coop accompanies O'Hara to her ob-gyn appointment.
- 08
Things get out of control in the emergency room due to the recent firings and an overflow of patients who have been diverted from another hospital, causing Cruz to suffer a pulmonary episode and Jackie to step in. At home, a rebellious Grace refuses to go to class unless Jackie transfers her to public school.
- 09
Akalitus forgets to hire an escort for a psych patient who then lays waste to the pharmacy; Frank cancels a lunch date with Jackie; Zoey hears Coop and Carrie having sex; Jackie worries about Frank when she learns that a cop has been shot.
- 10
Coop gets the crushing news that his sperm count is too low to allow him to donate. Carrie gets a lucky break, which leads to a medical segment on the local news. Akalitus is on a winning streak, too, with her poker habit starting to pay off. Jackie, however, gets blindsided when Grace - who's been arrested for shoplifting - drops a bomb.
- 11
Jackie, Dr. Prince and Akalitus are forced to run the ER without nurses when Zoey leads a walkout to protest the hospital closing. Meanwhile, Jackie battles her cravings when she treats a heroin addict.
- 12
Jackie becomes determined to stop dealing and makes one last purge of her stash with Eddie, but the deal goes awry just as their relationship reaches a new level. Meanwhile, Zoey blames herself for a patient's death and Carrie steps forward as an unlikely ally; and Dr. Prince and Akalitus bond over lunch when she reveals something from her past.
- 13
As the hospital begins the process of shutting down, Dr. Prince asks Jackie to help keep an ICU patient with a brain tumor from giving up his fight to live. Later, Jackie learns some disturbing news about Dr. Prince; and Thor reveals a romantic secret.
- 14
Jackie learns that her nursing license hearing has been moved up to today. As the hearing approaches, Jackie has final confrontations with Zoey and Akalitus. At the hearing, Akalitus attacks Jackie in front of the licensing board, which causes Jackie's lawyer to bring out the big guns.
- 15
The series concludes with an unexpected guest surprising everyone at Fiona's confirmation rehearsal. Meanwhile, on the last day at All Saints Jackie is offered a job at Bellevue and asks Zoey to come with her.
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