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The Best Episodes of Nurse Jackie Season 1

Every episode of Nurse Jackie Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nurse Jackie Season 1!

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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 chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.7/10(689 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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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  2. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 2 - Sweet 'n All
    7.7/10(524 votes)

    #2 - Sweet 'n All

    S1:E2

    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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  3. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 3 - Chicken Soup
    7.6/10(490 votes)

    #3 - Chicken Soup

    S1:E3

    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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  4. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 4 - School Nurse
    7.6/10(461 votes)

    #4 - School Nurse

    S1:E4

    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.

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  5. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 5 - Daffodil
    7.7/10(450 votes)

    #5 - Daffodil

    S1:E5

    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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  6. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 6 - Tiny Bubbles
    8.1/10(474 votes)

    #6 - Tiny Bubbles

    S1:E6

    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

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  8. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 7 - Steak Knife
    7.6/10(423 votes)

    #7 - Steak Knife

    S1:E7

    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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  9. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 8 - Pupil
    7.7/10(408 votes)

    #8 - Pupil

    S1:E8

    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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  10. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 9 - Nose Bleed
    7.5/10(398 votes)

    #9 - Nose Bleed

    S1:E9

    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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  11. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 10 - Ring Finger
    7.9/10(395 votes)

    #10 - Ring Finger

    S1:E10

    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

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  12. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 11 - Pill-O-Matix
    7.9/10(392 votes)

    #11 - Pill-O-Matix

    S1:E11

    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.

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  13. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 12 - Health Care And Cinema
    8.2/10(393 votes)

    #12 - Health Care And Cinema

    S1:E12

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Nurse Jackie" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 689 votes. Directed by Allen Coulter and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/8/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Sweet 'n All".