The season culminates on Jackie’s one-year sobriety anniversary. Despite the celebration organized by her friends and family, the pressure of maintaining her "perfect" sober image becomes unbearable. In the season finale, just before accepting her one-year cake, Jackie retrieves a pill she had stashed away with her wedding ring and relapses. 'Nurse Jackie' Boss Talks Jackie's Surprising Decision
An incompetent first-year resident who uses her looks to get by, frequently drawing Jackie's ire and unintentionally putting Jackie's sobriety at risk by unknowingly writing her an Oxy prescription after a car accident. The Climactic Relapse Nurse Jackie Season 5
A disciplined former military doctor who becomes the new Chief of the ER, challenging the staff's established routines. just before accepting her one-year cake