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The Worst Episodes of Nurse Jackie

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The Worst 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...

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  1. 5.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Happy Fucking Birthday

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    S5:E1

    Victims of a bus accident are treated; two doctors join the rotation; O'Hara is happy spending time with her son; Akalitus gives Eddie his job back.

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  2. 7.4/10(282 votes)

    #2 - Caregiver

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    S2:E5

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

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  3. 7.4/10(233 votes)

    #3 - Play Me

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    S3:E3

    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.

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  4. 7.4/10(224 votes)

    #4 - When The Saints Go

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    S3:E6

    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.

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  5. 7.5/10(376 votes)

    #5 - Steak Knife

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    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.

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    Director:Steve Buscemi
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  6. 7.5/10(355 votes)

    #6 - Nose Bleed

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    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.

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    Director:Paul Feig
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  8. 7.5/10(231 votes)

    #7 - Enough Rope

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    S3:E2

    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.

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    Director:Steve Buscemi
  9. 7.5/10(212 votes)

    #8 - Orchids and Salami

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    S3:E7

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

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  10. 7.5/10(219 votes)

    #9 - The Astonishing

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    S3:E8

    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.

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  11. 7.5/10(208 votes)

    #10 - Batting Practice

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    S3:E11

    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.

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  12. 7.5/10(190 votes)

    #11 - High Noon

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    S7:E6

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

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  13. 7.6/10(618 votes)

    #12 - Pilot

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    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.

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    Director:Allen Coulter
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  14. 7.6/10(440 votes)

    #13 - Chicken Soup

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    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.

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    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Mark Hudis
  15. 7.6/10(414 votes)

    #14 - School Nurse

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    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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  16. 7.6/10(315 votes)

    #15 - Comfort Food

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    S2:E1

    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.

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  17. 7.6/10(312 votes)

    #16 - Twitter

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    S2:E2

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

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    Director:Paul Feig
    Writer:Mark Hudis
  18. 7.6/10(288 votes)

    #17 - Candyland

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    S2:E3

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

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  19. 7.6/10(251 votes)

    #18 - Silly String

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    S2:E7

    Coop insults the biggest donor of the hospital while Jackie revisits her affair with Eddie.

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    Director:Paul Feig
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  20. 7.6/10(230 votes)

    #19 - Mitten

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    S3:E4

    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.

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  21. 7.6/10(223 votes)

    #20 - Rat Falls

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    S3:E5

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

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  22. 7.6/10(214 votes)

    #21 - Have You Met Ms. Jones?

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    S3:E9

    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.

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  23. 7.6/10(214 votes)

    #22 - Fuck The Lemurs

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    S3:E10

    Following HR's inquiry of the missing drugs, Mrs. Akalitus puts Jackie on probation. Meanwhile, Coop plans his wedding and Jackie's daughter Grace wants to be put on medication for her anxiety disorder.

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  24. 7.6/10(211 votes)

    #23 - The Wall

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    S4:E3

    Worried about her daughter, Jackie leaves rehab early against her therapist's advice and finds that returning to work greatly rattles her nerves, forcing her to struggle to maintain her sobriety; Zoey has second thoughts about her relationship with Lenny; Eddie tells Jackie that he confessed their affair to Kevin.

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    Director:Seith Mann
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  25. 7.6/10(208 votes)

    #24 - Sink or Swim

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    S6:E1

    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.

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  26. 7.6/10(190 votes)

    #25 - The Lady with the Lamp

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    S6:E8

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Happy Fucking Birthday" is the worst rated episode of "Nurse Jackie". It scored 5.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/14/2013. This episode scored 2.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Caregiver".