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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...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:Showtime

Worst Episodes Summary

"Caregiver" is the worst rated episode of "Nurse Jackie". It scored 7.4/10 based on 271 votes. Directed by Adam Bernstein and written by Liz Brixius, it aired on 4/19/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Play Me".

  • Caregiver
    7.4/10271 votes
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    #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

  • Play Me
    7.4/10224 votes
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    #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

  • When The Saints Go
    7.4/10214 votes
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    #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

  • Steak Knife
    7.5/10365 votes
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    #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

  • Nose Bleed
    7.5/10347 votes
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    #5 - Nose Bleed

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2009

    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: N/A

  • Enough Rope
    7.5/10222 votes
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    #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

  • Orchids and Salami
    7.5/10202 votes
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    #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

  • The Astonishing
    7.5/10210 votes
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    #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

  • Batting Practice
    7.5/10201 votes
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    #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

  • High Noon
    7.5/10185 votes
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    #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

  • Pilot
    7.6/10600 votes
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    #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

  • Chicken Soup
    7.6/10429 votes
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    #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

  • School Nurse
    7.6/10402 votes
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    #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

  • Comfort Food
    7.6/10304 votes
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    #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

  • Twitter
    7.6/10303 votes
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    #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

  • Candyland
    7.6/10279 votes
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    #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

  • Silly String
    7.6/10241 votes
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    #17 - Silly String

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/3/2010

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

    Director: Paul Feig

    Writer: N/A

  • Mitten
    7.6/10220 votes
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    #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

  • Rat Falls
    7.6/10211 votes
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    #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

  • Have You Met Ms. Jones?
    7.6/10205 votes
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    #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

  • Fuck The Lemurs
    7.6/10207 votes
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    #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

  • The Wall
    7.6/10202 votes
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    #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

  • Sink or Swim
    7.6/10200 votes
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    #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

  • The Lady with the Lamp
    7.6/10183 votes
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    #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

  • Sweet 'n All
    7.7/10457 votes
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    #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