Nurse Ratched

Nurse Ratched
Storybrooke Character
Biographical Information
Counterpart:	Unknown
Gender:	Female
Status:	Alive
Occupation:	Nurse
Physical Description
Species:	Human
Hair color:	Brown
Eye color:	Blue-Green
Show Information
Portrayed by:	Ingrid Torrance
First appearance:	"Skin Deep"
Latest appearance:	"Broken Heart"
Relevant Pages

“

Well, I know how hard you work.

”

—Regina Mills to Nurse Ratched ^src

Nurse Ratched, also known as the Severe Nurse, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the twelfth episode of the first season. She is portrayed by co-star Ingrid Torrance.

Nurse Ratched is based on the character of the same name from the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

History

During First Curse

In charge of the psychiatric ward in the hospital, Nurse Ratched keeps watch for visitors. One day, Regina arrives, handing her a rose, which she thanks her for. Regina remarks that her hard work is acknowledged and asks if anyone came to see "her" today. The nurse informs her there have been no visitors ever. ("Skin Deep")

While Henry's heart rate is dropping, sending most of the medical team in a panic to save him, Jefferson disguises himself as a hospital staff person and enters the password for access to the psychiatric ward. He walks up to the nurse, handing her a cup of tea drugged with sedatives, as she inquiries about the commotion coming from upstairs. After drinking a sip, she promptly passes out, to which he grabs keys from her in order to free Belle. Once the curse is broken, she regains her memories as does everyone else in town. ("A Land Without Magic")

After First Curse

Having lost her memories, Belle is admitted to the hospital, where Ruby attempts to jog her memory with a book she used to love. Belle recounts the night she became amnesiac, in which she saw a fireball, but Ruby lies about it being a hallucination from the hospital drugs. Upset that no one believes her, Belle becomes aggravated and acts out, leaving the nurse to calm her with a sedative. ("Tiny")

When Mr. Gold discovers that Belle is missing from her hospital bed, he calls the nurse in and asks where she is. The nurse replies that Belle should still be here, to which he angrily asks again where she is, causing the nurse to go and check. ("Lacey")

After Second Curse

While on duty at the psychiatric ward of the hospital, Nurse Ratched sits at her usual spot behind the counter and silently witnesses Regina bring her pregnant sister to a cell and lock her up magically. ("Mother")

Before Third Curse

During another day working at the ward, the nurse is looking at some paperwork when Henry walks in, asking if Regina is around, and then purposely spills his drink all over her uniform. Nurse Ratched is horrified by the mess, and she growls at the Chief to help her. She then gets up to search behind the counter for something to clean herself with, and as Henry distracts her with repeated apologies, Hook sneaks past to enter Zelena's cell. ("The Dark Swan")

After Third Curse

During one day, Nurse Ratched interrupts Zelena's reading to bring her lunch. Zelena looks forward to her meal, hoping to satisfy her onion rings craving, until Nurse Ratched uncovers the plate lid, revealing broccoli and other vegetables. She explains that Regina gave clear instructions to serve her healthy meals from local, organically grown food only. A disgusted Zelena refuses the food and orders the nurse to leave her alone, which she promptly does. ("The Bear and the Bow")

When Zelena finds her pregnancy rapidly advancing because of Emma's dark magic, she bangs on her cell door, calling for Nurse Ratched's help. The nurse calls in Regina and Robin, both who inquire about Zelena's condition as they are led to the cell, but the nurse is unable to describe it in words, and instead shows them to Zelena, who now has a large pregnancy belly and is going into labor. With Zelena howling in pain from the contractions while sitting in a wheelchair, the nurse brings her to a hospital room at the upper building level to prepare for the birth. ("Birth")

On the upper hospital floor, Nurse Ratched keeps watch at the receptionist desk, while she is under orders from Regina to not let Zelena through if she attempts to get to the baby incubator room. Upon seeing Zelena stroll in, the nurse immediately accosts her and tries to prevent her from going any further, but the witch puts her to sleep before continuing on. ("Broken Heart")

Trivia

• Character Notes
• Production Notes

Character Notes

• Nurse Ratched is one of the only characters in the entire franchise whose Storybrooke counterpart is the literary-based character, as opposed to the Enchanted Forest counterpart of other characters.

Production Notes

• Ingrid Torrance was mistakenly credited as Nurse Ratchet, instead of Ratched, in the press release for "The Savior".

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season One
"Pilot":	"The Thing You Love Most":	"Snow Falls":	"The Price of Gold":	"That Still Small Voice":	"The Shepherd":	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter":	"Desperate Souls":	"True North":	"7:15 A.M.":	"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Skin Deep":	"What Happened to Frederick":	"Dreamy":	"Red-Handed":	"Heart of Darkness":	"Hat Trick":	"The Stable Boy":	"The Return":	"The Stranger":	"An Apple Red as Blood":	"A Land Without Magic":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears

Once Upon a Time: Season Two
"Broken":	"We Are Both":	"Lady of the Lake":	"The Crocodile":	"The Doctor":	"Tallahassee":	"Child of the Moon":	"Into the Deep":	"Queen of Hearts":	"The Cricket Game":	"The Outsider":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"In the Name of the Brother":	"Tiny":	"Manhattan":	"The Queen Is Dead":	"The Miller's Daughter":	"Welcome to Storybrooke":	"Selfless, Brave and True":	"Lacey":	"The Evil Queen":	"Second Star to the Right":	"And Straight On 'Til Morning":
Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Four
"A Tale of Two Sisters":	"White Out":	"Rocky Road":	"The Apprentice":	"Breaking Glass":	"Family Business":	"The Snow Queen":	"Smash the Mirror":	"Fall":	"Shattered Sight":	"Heroes and Villains":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Darkness on the Edge of Town":	"Unforgiven":	"Enter the Dragon":	"Poor Unfortunate Soul":	"Best Laid Plans":	"Heart of Gold":	"Sympathy for the De Vil":	"Lily":	"Mother":	"Operation Mongoose Part 1":	"Operation Mongoose Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Five
"The Dark Swan":	"The Price":	"Siege Perilous":	"The Broken Kingdom":	"Dreamcatcher":	"The Bear and the Bow":	"Nimue":	"Birth":	"The Bear King":	"Broken Heart":	"Swan Song":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent
"Souls of the Departed":	"Labor of Love":	"Devil's Due":	"The Brothers Jones":	"Our Decay":	"Her Handsome Hero":	"Ruby Slippers":	"Sisters":	"Firebird":	"Last Rites":	"Only You":	"An Untold Story":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Archive	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.