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The Nurses

The story takes place in a large hospital and revolves around two nurses, Liz Thorpe (Shirl Conway), the older head nurse, and Gail Lucas, the naive student nurse. The two nurses were joined by doctors in 1964 and these doctors tried to help the nurses resolve moral and ethical problems.

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Cast & Crew See All

Shirl Conway
Liz Thorpe
Zina Bethune
Gail Lucas
Michael Tolan
Dr. Alex Tazinski

Season 3 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Once Bitten

Tue, Sep 22, 196460 mins

Nurse Liz Thorpe and newly graduated Nurse Gail Lucas are joined by doctors Ted Steffen and Alex Tazinski, who are inundated with appendicitis patients. Meanwhile, a teenage boy admitted to Alden General with significant injuries claims he was hurt in an accidental fall down the cellar stairs, but he could be concealing parental abuse.

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Awards

  • 1963 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) - nominated
  • 1964 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - nominated
  • 1964 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - nominated
  • 1964 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor - nominated

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