The Best Episodes of Nurse Jackie Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(689 votes)

   #1 - 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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   7.7/10(524 votes)

   #2 - 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
3. 

   7.6/10(490 votes)

   #3 - 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
4. 

   7.6/10(461 votes)

   #4 - 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
5. 

   7.7/10(450 votes)

   #5 - 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

   Writer:Unknown
6. 

   8.1/10(474 votes)

   #6 - Tiny Bubbles

   S1:E67/13/2009

   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

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   Director:Craig Zisk

   Writer:Rick Cleveland
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   7.6/10(423 votes)

   #7 - 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
8. 

   7.7/10(408 votes)

   #8 - 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
9. 

   7.5/10(398 votes)

   #9 - 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
10. 

    7.9/10(395 votes)

    #10 - Ring Finger

    S1:E108/10/2009

    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

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    Director:Paul Feig

    Writer:Liz Brixius
11. 

    7.9/10(392 votes)

    #11 - Pill-O-Matix

    S1:E118/17/2009

    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

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    Director:Scott Ellis

    Writer:Rick Cleveland
12. 

    8.2/10(393 votes)

    #12 - Health Care And Cinema

    S1:E128/24/2009

    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:Unknown

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    Director:Scott Ellis

    Writer:Unknown