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The Best Episodes of Nurse Jackie

Every episode of Nurse Jackie ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Nurse Jackie!

Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:Showtime

Best Episodes Summary

"Handle Your Scandal" is the best rated episode of "Nurse Jackie". It scored 8.8/10 based on 269 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/17/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Flight".

  • Handle Your Scandal
    8.8/10269 votes
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    #1 - Handle Your Scandal

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2012

    While Cruz is in care, Jackie goes over his head to get the ER under control, resulting in her dismissal from All Saints for insubordination. Jackie pulls Grace out of Catholic school. O'Hara goes into labour and Jackie returns to All Saints in spite of Cruz. Charlie arrives at the ER and Cruz asks Jackie to help him save Charlie's life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flight
    8.7/10219 votes
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    #2 - Flight

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2014

    Coop gets a surprise. Jackie hits the road. Season finale.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Soul
    8.5/10225 votes
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    #3 - Soul

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2013

    It's Jackie's one year anniversary of sobriety and she and Frank fight about their relationship. Zoey acts very professional and rigid around Prentiss after their intimate evening. Carrie's peer review does not go well. Grace has a breakdown about Jackie. Jackie takes something she shouldn't have.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Years of Service
    8.4/10256 votes
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    #4 - Years of Service

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/7/2010

    In the season finale, Jackie returns to All Saints where she must confront everyone.

    Director: Paul Feig

    Writer: N/A

  • Sisterhood
    8.4/10188 votes
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    #5 - Sisterhood

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2014

    Jackie reluctantly attends Kevin's wedding. Carrie makes demands on Coop.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sidecars and Spermicide
    8.3/10193 votes
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    #6 - Sidecars and Spermicide

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2014

    Jackie breaks up with Frank and tries to separate herself from the people closest to her so she can keep using drugs. Meanwhile, Carrie forgets Coop's 40th birthday; the DEA investigation intensifies; and Zoey decides to become a nurse practitioner.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Clean
    8.3/10223 votes
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    #7 - Clean

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2015

    Picking up with her arrest, Jackie suffers through detox.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Health Care And Cinema
    8.2/10348 votes
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    #8 - Health Care And Cinema

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/24/2009

    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.

    Director: Scott Ellis

    Writer: N/A

  • Day of the Iguana
    8.2/10203 votes
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    #9 - Day of the Iguana

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2012

    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.

    Director: Miguel Arteta

    Writer: N/A

  • Are Those Feathers?
    8.2/10199 votes
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    #10 - Are Those Feathers?

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 6/10/2012

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Teachable Moments
    8.2/10192 votes
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    #11 - Teachable Moments

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jackie and the Wolf
    8.2/10180 votes
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    #12 - Jackie and the Wolf

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2015

    An unexpected knock at the door puts Jackie and Eddie in jeopardy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Say a Little Prayer
    8.2/10283 votes
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    #13 - I Say a Little Prayer

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 6/28/2015

    Jackie gets offered a job - and wants Zoey to come with her. Series finale.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tiny Bubbles
    8.1/10410 votes
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    #14 - Tiny Bubbles

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2009

    Jackie is caught off-guard when a nurse (Judith Ivey) she used to work with, who is dying of lung cancer, asks Jackie to help end her life. Meanwhile, Coop’s mother (Blythe Danner) is admitted with a gall bladder attack. We learn that he is the only son of lesbians…a fact that delights Jackie and O’Hara.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Rick Cleveland

  • …Deaf Blind Tumor Pee-Test
    8.1/10224 votes
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    #15 - …Deaf Blind Tumor Pee-Test

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 6/20/2011

    When HR demands urine samples from all the nurses, Jackie tries to avoid it as long as possible as well as her husband, who seems to have found out about her affair with Eddie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chaud & Froid
    8.1/10195 votes
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    #16 - Chaud & Froid

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2012

    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.

    Director: Miguel Arteta

    Writer: N/A

  • Nancy Wood
    8.1/10179 votes
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    #17 - Nancy Wood

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 5/18/2014

    Jackie's fake identity is compromised when it's learned that Carrie's DEA number has been stolen by a woman named Nancy Wood. Meanwhile, Jackie worries about her dwindling bank account and lack of pills; and Prentiss gives Zoey a shocking message.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Vigilante Jones
    8.1/10171 votes
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    #18 - Vigilante Jones

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 6/21/2015

    Jackie is forced to perform a procedure on her own. Zoey learns a secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heart
    8.0/10196 votes
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    #19 - Heart

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 6/9/2013

    Jackie and Frank have sex for the first time and he tells her he loves her. Akalitus has an extra spring in her step. Coop wants to take his mentoring of Carrie to the next level. Kevin and Grace show up at the hospital after Kevin finds a bag of pills in Grace's bag.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rat on a Cheeto
    8.0/10178 votes
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    #20 - Rat on a Cheeto

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2014

    Jackie is ambushed by Antoinette. Coop's dream finally comes true.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deal
    8.0/10188 votes
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    #21 - Deal

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2015

    Jackie gets inventive, setting her sights on returning to All Saints.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Coop Out
    8.0/10196 votes
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    #22 - Coop Out

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2015

    Jackie stirs up trouble for the developers. Coop preps for his last day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Serviam in Caritate
    8.0/10186 votes
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    #23 - Serviam in Caritate

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 6/7/2015

    Zoey finally confronts Jackie. Dr. Prince attracts a mob to All Saints.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ring Finger
    7.9/10348 votes
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    #24 - Ring Finger

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/10/2009

    Jackie and Grace begin mother-daughter tap class. Coop threatens to expose Jackie for falsifying a donor’s record. Jackie has forgotten to remove her wedding ring, and needs to get it off before meeting Eddie for a quickie.

    Director: Paul Feig

    Writer: Liz Brixius

  • Pill-O-Matix
    7.9/10346 votes
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    #25 - Pill-O-Matix

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/17/2009

    Kevin decides to buy Jackie a new wedding ring. At work, the automated pill machine replaces Eddie. A movie critic is admitted with a broken elbow.

    Director: Scott Ellis

    Writer: Rick Cleveland