The BEST episodes of Nurse Jackie
Every episode of Nurse Jackie ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nurse Jackie!
Jackie O'Hurley, a strong-willed and brilliant -- but very flawed -- emergency room nurse in a complicated New York City hospital. A lapsed Catholic with an occasional weakness for Vicodin and Adderall to get her through the days, Jackie keeps the hospital balanced with her own kind of justice. Every day is a high wire act of juggling patients, doctors, fellow nurses and her own indiscretions.
#1 - Godfathering
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2015
Jackie is on the floor again but back to square one. Under the Diversion Program, she cannot touch patients or medication and undergoes mandatory daily urine screens. But in her new role, she learns two big secrets with which she must contend. Akalitus makes it clear that she isn’t going to make life easy for Jackie. Just as the tables have turned in her relationship with Jackie, Zoey learns the outcome of her Master’s program application. Carrie withholds news about her pregnancy from Coop.
#2 - Sisterhood
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2014
Jackie reluctantly attends Kevin's wedding. Carrie makes demands on Coop.
#3 - Flight
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/29/2014
Coop gets a surprise. Jackie hits the road. Season finale.
#4 - Coop Out
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2015
Jackie stirs up trouble when she rallies her co-workers against the developers, but an attractive offer challenges her allegiance. Coop prepares for his last day at All Saints while Carrie is confused by his excitement about leaving. Dr. Bernie Prince, Coop’s replacement, arrives and surprises everyone with his carpe diem attitude.
#5 - Super Greens
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/27/2014
Coop gets the crushing news that his sperm count is too low to allow him to donate. Carrie gets a lucky break, which leads to a medical segment on the local news. Akalitus is on a winning streak, too, with her poker habit starting to pay off. Jackie, however, gets blindsided when Grace - who's been arrested for shoplifting - drops a bomb.
#6 - Love Jungle
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2014
Jackie goes off the deep end when she witnesses the budding relationship between Kevin's fiancé, Mia, and Grace. Frank discloses a secret about his past - giving Jackie all the ammo she needs to keep him at bay. Meanwhile, back at All Saints, Akalitus' poker streak continues, Coop and Carrie's bond deepens when she decides to put him on television, and Prentiss gets a visitor from his past.
#7 - Sidecars and Spermicide
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2014
Jackie breaks up with Frank and tries to separate herself from the people closest to her so she can keep using drugs. Meanwhile, Carrie forgets Coop's 40th birthday; the DEA investigation intensifies; and Zoey decides to become a nurse practitioner.
#8 - Clean
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2015
Whilst in jail following her arrest, Jackie suffers through detox. Expecting a confrontation with Gloria Akalitus, Jackie approaches a lawyer with her return to All Saints.
#9 - Jackie and the Wolf
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2015
Jackie and Eddie's nice quiet morning is ruined by an unexpected knock at the door.
#10 - Vigilante Jones
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/21/2015
Jackie has to perform a procedure when Dr. Prince manages to endanger a patient. A secret shocks Zoey.
#11 - Handle Your Scandal
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/17/2012
While Cruz is in care, Jackie goes over his head to get the ER under control, resulting in her dismissal from All Saints for insubordination. Jackie pulls Grace out of Catholic school. O'Hara goes into labour and Jackie returns to All Saints in spite of Cruz. Charlie arrives at the ER and Cruz asks Jackie to help him save Charlie's life.
#12 - Serviam in Caritate
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/7/2015
Jackie and Zoey set out on an unexpected road trip; Zoey confronts her frustration with Jackie.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Years of Service
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/7/2010
Jackie returns to All Saints where she must confront everyone.
#15 - Pillgrimage
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2014
Jackie steals Dr. Roman's DEA number. Coop is recruited by a 'sperm scout.'
#16 - Rat on a Cheeto
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2014
Jackie is ambushed by Antoinette. Coop's dream finally comes true.
#17 - Managed Care
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/31/2015
When Jackie tells Grace about her news, Grace's reaction surprises her.
#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.
#19 - Nice Ladies
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/2015
Akalitus doesn’t trust Jackie when she shares the news that the hospital is being sold to Norwegian developers. Carrie meets Coop’s proposal with an unexpected reaction causing him to make a major life decision. Still strapped for cash, Jackie’s dealing takes a surprising turn.
#20 - 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.
#21 - Deal
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2015
Jackie sets her sights on returning to All Saints, aided by her pit bull lawyer — the problem is she can’t afford to pay his retainer. Strapped for cash, Jackie gets inventive, turning to her old habits for a solution. Jackie goes toe-to-toe with Kevin after discovering his financial duplicity. Zoey struggles with the news that Jackie may be returning to the ER.
#22 - Candyman
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/8/2014
Jackie learns about a DEA investigation at the hospital that will require her to take a urine test, so she plots to get around it. Meanwhile, Kevin and Mia plan their wedding; the homeless nun returns in worse shape than ever; and Coop and Carrie find a way to skirt their no sex in the hospital rule.
#23 - 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.
#25 - 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.