Season 1 Episode 1

Can We Get That Drink Now?

Air date: Sep 23, 2009

Medical Cases in This Episode

These are the patient stories worth unpacking. Open any case for the real-world medicine, what the episode shows, what it leaves out, and source-backed context.

2 cases identified

Case 1

Post-Iraq Nurse Return to Hospital

Veronica lands work at Mercy Hospital after a tour of duty in Iraq.

Episode shows: Veronica lands work at Mercy Hospital after a tour of duty in Iraq.
Clinical takeaway: Post-Iraq Nurse Return to Hospital is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, emergency, nursing, trauma, mental-health, pregnancy, palliative, infection, or transplant-care issue.

Accuracy 3.4/5post-iraq-nurse-return-to-hospitalemergency-care

Case 2

Rookie Nurse Onboarding

A rookie nurse learns the nursing ropes.

Episode shows: A rookie nurse learns the nursing ropes.
Clinical takeaway: Rookie Nurse Onboarding is included because episode evidence supports a concrete clinical, emergency, nursing, trauma, mental-health, pregnancy, palliative, infection, or transplant-care issue.

Accuracy 3.4/5rookie-nurse-onboardingemergency-care

About the Episode

The professional and personal ups and downs of three nurses at a hospital in gritty Jersey City, N.J., are charted in this medical drama. First up: An adept nurse lands work at Mercy Hospital after a tour of duty in Iraq, but her love life grows complicated because of her splintering marriage and the arrival of a handsome new doctor. Meanwhile, a naive rookie tries to learn the nursing ropes.

Medical Relevance

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The Medical Verdict

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