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The Worst Episodes of Nurse Jackie

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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 Worst Episode
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    Nurse Jackie Season 2 Episode 5 - Caregiver
    7.4/10(331 votes)

    #1 - Caregiver

    S2:E5

    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

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  2. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 6 - When The Saints Go
    7.4/10(262 votes)

    #2 - When The Saints Go

    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.

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 4 - School Nurse
    7.5/10(472 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Steve Buscemi
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  4. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 7 - Steak Knife
    7.5/10(436 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 9 - Nose Bleed
    7.5/10(411 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 2 - Enough Rope
    7.5/10(273 votes)

    #6 - Enough Rope

    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.

    Director:Steve Buscemi
    Writer:Liz Brixius

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  7. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 3 - Play Me
    7.5/10(276 votes)

    #7 - Play Me

    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.

    Director:Michael Lehmann
    Writer:Linda Wallem

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  8. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 11 - Batting Practice
    7.5/10(244 votes)

    #8 - Batting Practice

    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.

    Director:Linda Wallem
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.6/10(707 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 3 - Chicken Soup
    7.6/10(500 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Nurse Jackie Season 2 Episode 1 - Comfort Food
    7.6/10(370 votes)

    #11 - Comfort Food

    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.

    Director:Paul Feig
    Writers:Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem

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  12. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 4 - Mitten
    7.6/10(269 votes)

    #12 - Mitten

    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.

    Director:Michael Lehmann
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 5 - Rat Falls
    7.6/10(263 votes)

    #13 - Rat Falls

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Tristram Shapeero
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 7 - Orchids and Salami
    7.6/10(252 votes)

    #14 - Orchids and Salami

    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.

    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 8 - The Astonishing
    7.6/10(257 votes)

    #15 - The Astonishing

    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.

    Director:Bob Balaban
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Nurse Jackie Season 3 Episode 10 - Fuck The Lemurs
    7.6/10(251 votes)

    #16 - Fuck The Lemurs

    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.

    Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Nurse Jackie Season 6 Episode 1 - Sink or Swim
    7.6/10(244 votes)

    #17 - Sink or Swim

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Nurse Jackie Season 6 Episode 8 - The Lady with the Lamp
    7.6/10(230 votes)

    #18 - The Lady with the Lamp

    S6:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Nurse Jackie Season 7 Episode 6 - High Noon
    7.6/10(227 votes)

    #19 - High Noon

    S7:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 2 - Sweet 'n All
    7.7/10(538 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 5 - Daffodil
    7.7/10(462 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Nurse Jackie Season 1 Episode 8 - Pupil
    7.7/10(418 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Nurse Jackie Season 2 Episode 2 - Twitter
    7.7/10(364 votes)

    #23 - Twitter

    S2:E2

    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

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  24. Nurse Jackie Season 2 Episode 3 - Candyland
    7.7/10(336 votes)

    #24 - Candyland

    S2:E3

    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

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  25. Nurse Jackie Season 2 Episode 6 - Bleeding
    7.7/10(305 votes)

    #25 - Bleeding

    S2:E6

    Unhappy about Eddie and Kevin's friendship, Jackie asks Eddie to stop spending time with Kevin. A pharmaceutical company rep provides Jackie with drugs.

    Director:Adam Bernstein
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Caregiver" is the worst rated episode of "Nurse Jackie". It scored 7.4/10 based on 331 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, "When The Saints Go".