The Worst Episodes of Nurse Jackie

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   7.4/10(342 votes)

   #1 - Caregiver

   S2:E54/19/2010

   Jackie's life gets a little more complicated because of a security guard and O'Hara's longtime affair comes to light.

   Director:Adam Bernstein

   Writer:Liz Brixius

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   Director:Adam Bernstein

   Writer:Liz Brixius
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   7.4/10(286 votes)

   #2 - When the Saints Go

   S3:E65/2/2011

   Mrs. Akalitus is in a holy uproar as workers from the archdiocese remove her religious statues. Meanwhile, a new temp nurse makes his presence known in the ER, and some people don't appreciate it; Coop deals with personal, professional and podiatric problems; and Jackie tries to deal with Kevin playing matchmaker between Eddie and his sister.

   Director:Tristram Shapeero

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tristram Shapeero

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.5/10(492 votes)

   #3 - School Nurse

   S1:E46/29/2009

   Jackie and Kevin consider enrolling Grace in private school; the stoic Dr. O'Hara must endure the emotional thanks of a boy whose twin brother she saved; Zoey loses a patient for the first time.

   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Christine Zander

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   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Christine Zander
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   7.5/10(454 votes)

   #4 - Steak Knife

   S1:E77/20/2009

   A man is admitted with a steak knife sticking out of his chest. Eddie gives Jackie a Cartier bracelet for their one-year anniversary, but she rejects the gift. A baby is left in the nurses' station and Akalitus takes the infant to her office.

   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.5/10(429 votes)

   #5 - Nose Bleed

   S1:E98/3/2009

   Jackie admits a patient she has treated before. As his condition worsens, Zoey questions whether Jackie did enough to help him on his previous visit. Jackie's drug use starts to cause spontaneous nose bleeds.

   Director:Paul Feig

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Paul Feig

   Writer:Unknown
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   7.5/10(294 votes)

   #6 - Enough Rope

   S3:E24/4/2011

   Eddie tells Jackie that he now considers Kevin a real friend and can no longer lie to him; Jackie is remorseful when she learns that O'Hara is looking for a new employer; Akalitus announces that All Saints may get a visit from the First Lady.

   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Liz Brixius

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   Director:Steve Buscemi

   Writer:Liz Brixius
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   7.5/10(297 votes)

   #7 - Play Me

   S3:E34/11/2011

   Kevin's younger sister Tunie visits after a breakup with her boyfriend; Lenny prepares a surprise romantic picnic for Zoey; two street vendors are brought in after a turf war turns violent; Akalitus fights Catholic bureaucrats over the hospital's chapel.

   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Linda Wallem

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   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Linda Wallem
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   7.5/10(270 votes)

   #8 - Batting Practice

   S3:E116/13/2011

   Jackie tries to stay sober and get through probation until Dr. O'Hara has a tempting offer for her. Meanwhile Eddie believes Kevin found out about the affair and Zoey throws a party for her colleagues.

   Director:Linda Wallem

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Linda Wallem

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   7.6/10(740 votes)

   #9 - Pilot

   S1:E16/8/2009

   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.

   Director:Allen Coulter

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Allen Coulter

   Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(522 votes)

    #10 - Chicken Soup

    S1:E36/22/2009

    An elderly patient checks in who has been treating his heart disease with chicken soup; Jackie discusses her daughter's anxiety with Dr. O'Hara; Eddie learns that he is to be replaced by a pill-dispensing machine.

    Director:Craig Zisk

    Writer:Mark Hudis

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    Director:Craig Zisk

    Writer:Mark Hudis
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    7.6/10(435 votes)

    #11 - Pupil

    S1:E87/27/2009

    Jackie discovers that a new temp nurse is abusing drugs, but when she confronts him, he calls her on hypocrisy; Mrs. Akalitus still has the foundling infant left at the hospital; Coop reveals to Eddie that Jackie has a child.

    Director:Steve Buscemi

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Steve Buscemi

    Writer:Unknown
12. 

    7.6/10(384 votes)

    #12 - Comfort Food

    S2:E13/22/2010

    After the confrontation with Eddie at the end of season one, it's now a few months later. Jackie has cut ties with Eddie and is determined to dive back in and spend more time with her family. Back at All Saints, she deflects blame about the narcotic shortage and endures Sam, the altered nurse and his newfound sobriety.

    Director:Paul Feig

    Writers:Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem

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    Director:Paul Feig

    Writers:Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem
13. 

    7.6/10(380 votes)

    #13 - Twitter

    S2:E23/29/2010

    Jackie covers for a hung-over O'Hara, while Eddie befriends Kevin and Dr. Coop gets hooked on microblogging.

    Director:Paul Feig

    Writer:Mark Hudis

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    Director:Paul Feig

    Writer:Mark Hudis
14. 

    7.6/10(350 votes)

    #14 - Candyland

    S2:E34/5/2010

    O'Hara offers financial help, but Jackie and Kevin refuse to take it. Eddie and Kevin's secret friendship is revealed.

    Director:Alan Taylor

    Writer:Rick Cleveland

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    Director:Alan Taylor

    Writer:Rick Cleveland
15. 

    7.6/10(290 votes)

    #15 - Mitten

    S3:E44/18/2011

    Jackie finds a new hiding place for her pills and buries the hatchet with O'Hara, who becomes ER chief; Zoey works her first double shift; Kevin invites Eddie to a backyard barbecue; Jackie must tell more lies to retrieve her misplaced stash.

    Director:Michael Lehmann

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Michael Lehmann

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    7.6/10(286 votes)

    #16 - Rat Falls

    S3:E54/25/2011

    Jackie runs out of drugs and Dr. Cooper decides to compete with Dr. O'Hara for the E.R. chief position.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Tristram Shapeero

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    7.6/10(276 votes)

    #17 - Orchids and Salami

    S3:E75/9/2011

    Kelly wins over the All Saints staff; Kevin finds pills in a dental floss dispenser; a patient soothes Coop's depression; Jackie pockets drugs.

    Director:Bob Balaban

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bob Balaban

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18. 

    7.6/10(283 votes)

    #18 - The Astonishing

    S3:E85/16/2011

    Jackie accuses Kelly of being inappropriate with two flirty high school girls; Coop begins to let go of childish things; Thor counsels Akalitus on her new phone system and some deeper matters; Jackie is unexpectedly delayed getting to Grace's pageant.

    Director:Bob Balaban

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bob Balaban

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(279 votes)

    #19 - Have You Met Ms. Jones?

    S3:E95/23/2011

    Just when Jackie has run out of pills, she runs into a confrontation about the drugs from Oncology that disappeared. Coop tracks down an old girlfriend on Facebook when he decides to start his own family. Heart problems make Zoey revisit her relationship with Lenny.

    Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer

    Writer:Unknown
20. 

    7.6/10(271 votes)

    #20 - Sink or Swim

    S6:E14/13/2014

    Jackie's back to using again, but she's doing it differently this time: maintaining a clean and sober cover, going to 12-step meetings - even finding herself a sponsor - all the while getting her drugs from the towel girl at the gym. Meanwhile at All Saints, Zoey finds out that everyone knows about her 'secret' relationship with Prentiss. Season premiere.

    Director:Jesse Peretz

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Jesse Peretz

    Writer:Unknown
21. 

    7.6/10(258 votes)

    #21 - The Lady with the Lamp

    S6:E86/1/2014

    Jackie detoxes at home - with help. Frank raises an objection about Grace.

    Director:Seith Mann

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Seith Mann

    Writer:Unknown
22. 

    7.6/10(252 votes)

    #22 - High Noon

    S7:E65/17/2015

    Zoey leads the ER nurses on a walkout. Jackie battles her cravings.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
23. 

    7.7/10(560 votes)

    #23 - Sweet 'n All

    S1:E26/15/2009

    Jackie and her husband, Kevin, become concerned that their older daughter Grace is suffering from anxiety disorder; hospital administrator Mrs. Akalitus drinks Jackie's Percoset-laced coffee.

    Director:Craig Zisk

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Craig Zisk

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(482 votes)

    #24 - Daffodil

    S1:E57/6/2009

    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.

    Director:Steve Buscemi

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Steve Buscemi

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    7.7/10(326 votes)

    #25 - Bleeding

    S2:E64/26/2010

    Unhappy about Eddie and Kevin's friendship, Jackie asks Eddie to stop spending time with Kevin. A pharmaceutical company rep provides Jackie with drugs.

    Director:Adam Bernstein

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Adam Bernstein

    Writer:Unknown