Who are the Scariest Nurses in Movie History?

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Happy Halloween! Time for all the ghosts and goblins (of all sizes and ages) to show up at your door expecting a chocolate treat. Every year I am surprised by the number of older trick-or-treaters who come to my door. There are even parents carrying babies expecting treats for the baby. Hmmmmm.....

Every year, I still get at least one child dressed as a nurse. YAY!! We still make the cut, even if some of the teens have a scarier version from a horror movie.

Nurse in horror movies.....

Over the years, Hollywood has decided to put these "angels in white" in a different light and showcase them as murderers, psychopaths, etc. Who are some of the most memorable evil nurses in cinematic history? Let's see how long of a list we can come up with.

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Ummm, Annie Wilkes in Misery (played by Kathy Bates).

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Nurse Diesel from Mel Brooks' "High Anxiety." ? Growing up my sister and I would always say "Those who are tardy don't get fruit cup" in our best Nurse Diesel voices. Okay, she was more odd than scary. Lol

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Nurse Ratchet from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’!

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Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver in "Kill Bill."

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Ooohhh... that’s a good one!!

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Nurse Abby from Nurse 3D

Creepy if you push all the other stuff to the side

On 10/29/2019 at 8:43 PM, Ella26 said:

Nurse Ratchet from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’!

I really need to watch this movie!

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7 hours ago, RegenerativeNurse said:
On 10/30/2019 at 12:43 AM, Ella26 said:

Nurse Ratchet from ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’!

I really need to watch this movie!

Yes, you really do need to see it.

Really good film and when I was a student one of the lecturers used it to demonstrate institutionalised behaviour by staff and patients.

Beg, borrow or steal a copy, (OK don't steal) but get a hold of it. You won't be disappointed and you will discover why Nurse Ratched is such a hated character. ?

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cant remember the name but she tied up patients to OR bed and proceeded to do horrible surgery to them.A more recent modern entry in nurse horror.

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