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There has been no shortage ofmedical dramas on televisionover the last few decades . And while there has always been a focus on the doctors , nurse have n’t really develop as much attention . certainly , there ’s a new Canadian drama on telly calledNurses , which is finally shedding light on these heroes , but plenty of boob tube nurse came before them who made an impingement on their various show .
So who have been the best television nurses of all clip ? Here ’s a tone at a list that includes both classic TV nurse , as well as a few unconventional choices .
Peter Petrelli: Heroes - (2006 - 2010)
Played byThis Is Us ' Milo Ventimiglia on this serial , Petrelli stands out not only because he was a male nurse , which , up until recently , has n’t been shown on TV as frequently as female nanny , but also because he was a nanny with genuine superpowers .
He first gained his powerfulness to mime the exponent of others around him because of his empathy and power to connect with people - two qualities every good nanny should possess .
Carla Espinosa: Scrubs - (2001 - 2010)
Scrubswas one of the funniest aesculapian drama in story , with an awe-inspiring mould that included Judy Reyes as Espinosa . Espinosa was the head nurse - atough and funny womanwho did n’t mess around nor let others mess with her .
espouse to main graphic symbol Christopher Turk , she finally left her nursing vocation to care for her two children , but that did n’t intend she lost her sassiness and inviolable will .
Carol Hathaway: ER - (1994 - 2006)
Julianna Margulies played this dutiful nanny onthe iconic series(and again in 2009 for the closing curtain ) . And while her most memorable storyline onERwas the on - again , off - again romance she had with George Clooney ’s character , there was much more to Hathaway .
As head nurse , she made the knotty decision in the emergency elbow room and was an plainspoken proponent for ER nurses and the lack of recognition for what they do . She even , at one point , decided to try her hand at aesculapian school to become a doctor , only to go away when she realize that being a nursemaid was a worthwhile job .
Jackie Peyton: Nurse Jackie - (2009 - 2015)
While Jackie , played by the multi - accolade - winning Edie Falco , was n’t on the dot the most stand - up person on a personal horizontal surface , as a nanny , nothing could arrest her . She had unbelievable intuition , care deeply about her occupation and patients , and was n’t afraid to say a doc where to go when she believe she knew best .
However , she was also on the QT popping and sniffing pills and sleep with the infirmary pharmacist behind her husband ’s back , stool her a high up - functioning nut and a slicker . yet , Jackie fascinate audiences onNurse Jackiewith just how much she could get aside with and her constant conflict with her addictions to both birth control pill and her career .
Helen Rosenthal: St. Elsewhere - (1982 - 1988)
One of the earlier TV nurses , Rosenthal , played by Christina Pickles , appeared as the question nurse on this series . Unlike nurse on late aesculapian play , this show was n’t so much about scandal and drama , but about the casual life of medical professionals .
Rosenthal portrayed a solid nurse who was respect by all the stave and doctors on the Aaron Montgomery Ward .
Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan: MAS*H - (1972 - 1983)
Portraying one of the first nanny grapheme on tv set from 1972 to 1983 inthis iconic series , Loretta Swit was " Hot Lips " Houlihan , who play under the most uttermost circumstances as a nursemaid in the Army Nurse Corps .
As the chief nanny onMAS*H , she was devoted to her career and conversant with the environment , having grown up as an " army little terror . "
Denise Cloyd: The Walking Dead - (2010 - Present)
Merritt Wever in reality played a nanny twice , first inNurse Jackieas Zoey Barkow ( a function that should clear her a top dapple on this list as well ) and second on this show . She was n’t technically a nurse – she was still in medical school at the time the apocalypse hit , studying to be a doctor and afterwards psychiatrist .
But being surrounded by the walking dead with sick and injured people and little to work on with will fast - track your report pretty quickly , and she became a skilled nurse / medical care in no meter . Her grapheme was killed off in season six ofThe walk Dead , and devotee were pretty defeated about the way she go .
Christine Chapel: Star Trek: The Original Series - (1966 - 1986)
Played by Majel Barrett , this human doctor / nurse was there to assist the Human Starfleet in the 23rdCentury onthis biz - changing series , but she had first analyse to become a scientist .
The image of a strong and intelligent fair sex who broke barriers , she assisted chief medical ship’s officer Dr. Leonard McCoy in all of his piece of work , including surgeries , android manufacturing , and more . She could run on humans and non - human beings , alike .
Terri Alden: Three’s Company - (1976 - 1984)
As the third roomie on this screaming 80s sitcom , Terry move into the house with Jack and Janet and served as the show ’s new " token blond . " Played by Priscilla Barnes , Terri was often seen in her nurse ’s uniform , come home from or go to act .
Unlike other television nurse , viewers never really get to see Terri at work , asThree ’s Companywasn’t really about that ( except that one time she administered an injection into Jack ’s tail end ! ) But the fact that she come in as an levelheaded nanny helped evolve the show from only portraying the buxom light-haired asa stereotypical ditz .
Olivia Harper: Grey’s Anatomy - (2005 - Present)
This list would not be complete without at least one entrance from the reigning leader in aesculapian drama today , Grey ’s Anatomy . Now Olivia Jankovic , Harper , play by Sarah Utterback , was a nurse at Seattle Grace until she was fired after the hospital merged with Mercy West .
She endure with her fellow nurse in their strike , and while she focus a lot of her time on wild-eyed relationships with colleagues , she was one of the most memorable former nurse character from the show . Sheleft in time of year 14 .
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