42 minSeason 3 • Episode 10
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Christina Hawthorne is a compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer heading up a group of dedicated nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital on the hospital's front lines. She does everything in her power to help her patients. When necessary, she takes on doctors and administrators who are overworked, distracted or just unable to see the human being behind the hospital chart. But the long days at the hospital and Hawthorne’s intense focus on helping others take a toll on her personal life.
Acting
Jada Pinkett Smith carries every scene like it's her Oscar reel.
Writing
Nurses finally get the spotlight, not just doctor sidekicks.
Creator
John Masius
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
TNT canceled the series after three seasons despite decent ratings, reportedly due to Jada Pinkett Smith's demanding schedule and the show's high production costs.
Hawthorne arrived during the 2009 nurse shortage crisis and was one of the few primetime shows centering nursing as skilled heroism rather than romantic accessory to doctors.
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