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.

• Edie Falco
• Merritt Wever
• Paul Schulze
• Dominic Fumusa
• Anna Deavere Smith
• Stephen Wallem
• Betty Gilpin
• Ruby Jerins