The Worst Episodes of Nurse Jackie
Every episode of Nurse Jackie ranked from worst to best. Explore 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 chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to take a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a handful of secret strategies to relieve the pain, and stay one step ahead of total disaster.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Nurse Jackie" is "Caregiver", rated 7.4/10 from 270 user votes. It was directed by Adam Bernstein and written by Liz Brixius. "Caregiver" aired on 4/19/2010 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Play Me".
7.4/10 270 votes#1 - Caregiver
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/19/2010
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
7.4/10 222 votes#2 - Play Me
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2011
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
7.4/10 213 votes#3 - When The Saints Go
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/2/2011
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 364 votes#4 - Steak Knife
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/2009
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: N/A
7.5/10 346 votes
7.5/10 221 votes#6 - Enough Rope
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2011
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
7.5/10 201 votes#7 - Orchids and Salami
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/9/2011
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 209 votes#8 - The Astonishing
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/16/2011
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 200 votes#9 - Batting Practice
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 6/13/2011
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 185 votes#10 - High Noon
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2015
Zoey leads the ER nurses on a walkout. Jackie battles her cravings.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 593 votes#11 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/8/2009
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: N/A
7.6/10 426 votes#12 - Chicken Soup
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/22/2009
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
7.6/10 399 votes#13 - School Nurse
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/29/2009
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
7.6/10 303 votes#14 - Comfort Food
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2010
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
Writer: Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem
7.6/10 301 votes#15 - Twitter
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/29/2010
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
7.6/10 278 votes#16 - Candyland
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/5/2010
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
7.6/10 219 votes#18 - Mitten
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/18/2011
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 210 votes#19 - Rat Falls
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/25/2011
Jackie runs out of drugs and Dr. Cooper decides to compete with Dr. O'Hara for the E.R. chief position.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 204 votes#20 - Have You Met Ms. Jones?
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2011
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 206 votes#21 - Fuck The Lemurs
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 201 votes#22 - The Wall
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2012
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.
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 199 votes#23 - Sink or Swim
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2014
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 182 votes#24 - The Lady with the Lamp
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2014
Jackie detoxes at home - with help. Frank raises an objection about Grace.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 454 votes#25 - Sweet 'n All
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/15/2009
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: N/A
