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You can stream Nurse Jackie (2009) on Netflix with a subscription.

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 on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to take a white lie here, a bent rule there, and a handful of secret strategies to relieve the pain, and stay one step ahead of total disaster.

This sharp medical dramedy subverts the saintly healer trope by centering on a brilliant, deeply flawed protagonist fueled by prescription pills and white lies. It finds humor in the frantic chaos of a New York hospital while maintaining a brutal honesty about addiction and survival.