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The Best Episodes of Nurses

Every episode of Nurses ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Nurses!

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Nurses is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 14, 1991, to May 7, 1994, created and produced by Susan Harris as a spin-off of Empty Nest, which itself was a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Nurses Season 1 Episode 9 - Begone with the Wind
    9.4/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Begone with the Wind

    S1:E9

    Chaos breaks out in the hospital during a hurricane – the kitchen's flooded, the phones are out, and the roads are closed. So when Rose Nyland shows up to help, she's immediately stuck with Julie and the duo are assigned to gathering food from the patients – food that they later give to Laverne for the pediatrics ward. When the news arrives that the roof collapses in a burning building, Annie fears that her husband, a fireman, may have been killed. Sandy runs into a man with a broken leg, whom she dumped. Hank and Gina get trapped in an elevator and share a romantic moment. Two rival gangs start a knife-fight in front of the nurses' station (and threaten Rose) so it's Paco to the rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Nurses Season 1 Episode 14 - No Hiding Place
    9.4/10(15 votes)

    #2 - No Hiding Place

    S1:E14

    A mentally unstable patient (Larry Linville) is told that he has to cut sulfites out of his diet, so he responds by taking the staff hostage at gunpoint... Which doesn't sit well with Sandy, who was supposed to be off on a big date.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nurses Season 1 Episode 20 - Moon over Miami
    9.4/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Moon over Miami

    S1:E20

    The entire staff is pulled in to cover a double-shift during the full moon. Julie tells her co-workers about her grandmother's theory on the full moon – how it's a chance to make up for missed love opportunities. Sandy finds herself falling for Charlie Deitz. Paco decides that he's going to ask out Gina. Hank wants to ask out a slut… but he changes his tune when Gina attacks him and sticks her tongue down his throat in the elevator. A hernia-surgery patient makes repeated attempts at escaping; a former astronaut arrives with a bump on the head; and Blanche Devereaux tracks down Dr. Riskin because she can't get a man to bed her.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nurses Season 2 Episode 16 - Super Bowl
    9.4/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Super Bowl

    S2:E16

    Hank throws a Superbowl party, which all his coworkers attend... including Jack, who gave up his box seats to attend. But a bounced check leaves Hank without TV and Paco injured when he tries to illegally hook up cable. So the friends settle on an evening of karaoke.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Nurses Season 3 Episode 1 - The Eagle Has Landed
    9.4/10(13 votes)

    #5 - The Eagle Has Landed

    S3:E1

    The hospital is sold to the Healthweb Corporation, and the new owner, Mr. Waites, pulls one of his hotel managers to be the new corporate representative of the hospital. The new rep, Casey MacAfee (Loni Anderson), disguises herself as a patient for ""research"" and proceeds to annoy the staff. When Mr. Waites arrives, he gives Casey a promotion for her good work – he puts her in charge of the hospital as the administrator. Meanwhile, Gina finally announces her pregnancy (though at 5 months, it's more than obvious), and Hank finally proposes. And Jack begins his obsession with Casey, who begins her obsession with Harry Weston…

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nurses Season 3 Episode 20 - The One after the Earthquake
    9.4/10(11 votes)

    #6 - The One after the Earthquake

    S3:E20

    A student nurses decides she wants to emulate Casey; a hypochondriac can't accept turning 40; a man has a throat operation because he sounds like Jack Nicholson; Jack and Paco fight; Julie loses a patient.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Nurses Season 1 Episode 10 - An Intern-al Affair to Remember
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #7 - An Intern-al Affair to Remember

    S1:E10

    Sandy must decide if she wants to move to Minnesota with her new boyfried; a patient confuses her medicine because she can't read; and Greg overacts in a training video.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nurses Season 1 Episode 18 - Eat Something
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Eat Something

    S1:E18

    When a patient is killed by an ambulance, Annie begins to question her faith in God.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nurses Season 1 Episode 7 - Dead Nurse
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Dead Nurse

    S1:E7

    Annie's boss tells her she has to drop her plans and cover a shift, so Annie tells her to drop dead -- and she does.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  10. Nurses Season 3 Episode 6 - Snowball's Chance
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Snowball's Chance

    S3:E6

    Wanting to fit in with her new co-workers, Casey invites the staff to a Halloween party in her home, where she shows off her snow-globe collection. Julie, who has issues confronting Casey, steals one of the snowballs... and Jack gets blamed. Hank gives Paco a box of his ""guy stuff"" Gina was throwing away, that includes a very valuable baseball card.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nurses Season 3 Episode 17 - Bury the Hatchets
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Bury the Hatchets

    S3:E17

    Casey gets auctioned off for at a charity auction, and gets a $40,000 date... with Jack. She expects a big romantic evening at a fancy resturaunt, but Jack has different plans -- miniature golf. Meanwhile Gina's father, Vargas, drops in for a surprise visit and he uses the opportunity to continuously belittle Hank. But in the end Vargas and Hank become friends.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Nurses Season 1 Episode 3 - This Joint is Jumpin'
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #12 - This Joint is Jumpin'

    S1:E3

    A new doctor frames Greg for the theft of some missing drugs; Sandy gets made at a patient who is ignoring her mother; and Annie worries she may be pregnant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Nurses Season 1 Episode 19 - Catch a Fallen Star
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Catch a Fallen Star

    S1:E19

    A former child star, Chet ""Poofie"" McGuire (Stephen Furst), comes to the hospital to research his new role for the sitcom ""Poofie McGuire, Nurse for Hire."" Greg's star-struck, but everyone else is annoyed – particularly Annie, who has to take Chet on rounds with her. But Chet's attitude changes when he witnesses the staff revive a dying man. Meanwhile, Julie goes on a ""holy quest"" to track down the brother of that dying man and Dr. Riskin fends off an obnoxious mother who's giving her son high blood-pressure.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Nurses Season 3 Episode 4 - Jack's Indecent Proposal
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Jack's Indecent Proposal

    S3:E4

    Desperate for additional funds for the hospital, Casey ponders Jack's offer to pay her a million dollars to sleep with him.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Nurses Season 3 Episode 10 - The Birth of a Marriage
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #15 - The Birth of a Marriage

    S3:E10

    After Jack gets caught in a lie regarding a sprained shoulder, nobody believes him when he injures himself sliding on a wet floor. Dr. Harry Weston finds Jack writhing on the floor and confirms that he actually is hurt, so they get him a room. Meanwhile, Hank and Gina argue over the details of their wedding, but the point is moot when Gina goes into labor and they have to be wedded by the hospital chaplain…

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Nurses Season 3 Episode 8 - No, But I Played One on TV
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #16 - No, But I Played One on TV

    S3:E8

    Casey gets a group of former TV doctors to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new maternity wing. Jack, whose first marriage was essentially ruined by Chad Everett, becomes even more distraught when he saves a choking woman (Amy Hill), and she credits Everett as the hero.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Nurses Season 1 Episode 6 - Mother, Jugs, and Zach
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Mother, Jugs, and Zach

    S1:E6

    sandy must look after her ex-husband's new fiancée; Annie's son is getting into trouble at school; Gina sneaks a dog onto the floor to comfort a burn victim; and Julie helps a senile patient.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Jane Milmore, Billy Van Zandt

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  18. Nurses Season 3 Episode 5 - Bring Me the Head of Hank Kaplan
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Bring Me the Head of Hank Kaplan

    S3:E5

    Even though Gina's father has threatened to kill him, Hank decides the best defense is a good offense and arranges to meet the family. Back in Miami, Jack decides that actually working will make time pass much more quickly, and Julie bonds with (and sucks up to) Casey in an attempt to obtain more vacation time.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Nurses Season 1 Episode 1 - Son of a Pilot
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Son of a Pilot

    S1:E1

    The newest nurse, Julie, doesn't exactly inspire her co-workers with confidence. Meanwhile, Sandy is shocked to learn her ex-husband is planning to marry a very young patient.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writer:Susan Harris

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  20. Nurses Season 2 Episode 11 - One Pequeno, Two Pequeno
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #20 - One Pequeno, Two Pequeno

    S2:E11

    Gina's sister, Yolanda, comes to the USA for a visit, and Hank agrees to take her on rounds with him, thinking she's homely. When she arrives and everyone sees what a knockout she is, the guys drool over her and the ladies are jealous. To Hank's surprise, Yolanda is more than a little interested in him, and Gina walks in on the two after Yolanda has removed her dress in an attempt to seduce him.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Nurses Season 3 Episode 9 - Temporary Setbacks
    7.4/10(57 votes)

    #21 - Temporary Setbacks

    S3:E9

    Jack tries to show his time in the hospital hasn't dulled his ability to scheme by getting a New York cheesecake delivered to the heliport along with a liver that's arriving for transplant - so Casey and Annie join forces to humiliate him. Meanwhile, Casey decides that ""Community Medical Center"" isn't an appealing name for the hospital, so she decides to change it; and Hank and Gina attend Lamaze class, where they bicker and run into a very pregnant Carol Weston and her Coach, Sophia Petrillo.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Nurses Season 2 Episode 1 - Slime and Punishment
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Slime and Punishment

    S2:E1

    Shady businessman Jack Trenton is court-ordered to do community service at the hospital. Enraged Annie goes to complain, but ends up getting an ultimatum from her boss – she has one week to get her coworkers' respect or her butt gets the boot. Annie later confronts Jack about his inability to follow orders, and initially has him arrested, until it occurs to her that it may put her job in further jeopardy. Meanwhile, Gina lets Hank know that she's unhappy about his recent interest in his ex-wife.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Nurses Season 1 Episode 2 - A Lesson in Life
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    #23 - A Lesson in Life

    S1:E2

    A patient helps Julie with her phobias; Laverne convinces Sandy to go on a date; Gina helps a patient reunite with his brother; and the doctors try to cure Greg's bad attitude.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Beavers

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  24. Nurses Season 2 Episode 7 - Playing Doctor
    6.9/10(60 votes)

    #24 - Playing Doctor

    S2:E7

    Sandy is a hero -- and a laughing stock -- for performing mouth-to-mouth on the Weston's dog, Dryfus, when he nearly drowned at a Halloween party. Meanwhile Gina gets suspended for giving a neighbor's child her prescription medicine.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Nurses Season 1 Episode 4 - Coming to America
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Coming to America

    S1:E4

    Gina's father is coming to visit and worried that he might disapprove of her life alone, she tells him that she has a boyfriend. Little does she know that he excepts her to get married before he leaves the country.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Begone with the Wind" is the best rated episode of "Nurses". It scored 9.4/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/9/1991. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "No Hiding Place".