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Carol Hathaway
First appearance	September 19, 1994 (Pilot: 24 Hours)
Last appearance	May 11, 2000 (Episode: Such Sweet Sorrow)
Portrayed by	Julianna Margulies
Information
Occupation	Nurse manager (1994-2000)
Spouse(s)	fiance is Doug Ross
Children	Kate and Tess (twin daughters

Nurse Carol Hathaway is a fictional character on the popular television show ER who appeared from 1994 to 2000. She is portrayed by Julianna Margulies. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Julianna Margulies on the cover of Marie Claire Julianna Luisa Margulies is an actress whose role on the NBC drama ER brought her recognition and fame. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Current cast of ER ER is a popular NBC serial drama primarily set in a teaching hospitals emergency room, the fictional County General Hospital (based loosely off Cook County General, a real hospital) on Division Street in Chicago, Illinois. ... Julianna Margulies on the cover of Marie Claire Julianna Luisa Margulies is an actress whose role on the NBC drama ER brought her recognition and fame. ...

Career

Carol Hathaway is a registered nurse and was the Nurse Manager of the ER at the beginning of the series. It is revealed in one episode that she holds a master's degree in nursing. In Season Three she considers medical school but decides against it. A registered nurse (RN), is a health care professional responsible for implementing the practice of nursing through the use of the nursing process (in concert with other health care professionals). ... Nursing management is performing leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. ... A masters degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded after the completion of an academic program of one to six years in duration. ...

Carol is sometimes hostile to the ER's Physician Assistant and says to Peter Benton, a surgeon, in Season One, "Haleh [a staff nurse] may not be able to cross clamp an aorta, but she has over 20 years experience in emergency medicine and if you would step off your pedestal maybe you would realize it's the nurses that make this place run and not you." In the United States, a Physician Assistant (PA) is a health care professional licensed to practice medicine with the supervision of a licensed physician (either an M.D. or D.O.) [1] PAs are not to be confused with medical assistants, who perform administrative and clinical tasks in hospitals and... The aorta (generally pronounced [eɪˈɔːtə] or ay-orta) is the largest artery in the human body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and bringing oxygenated blood to all parts of the body in the systemic circulation. ...

In Season Four, Carol funds the ER clinic, getting money from Millicent Carter, Dr. John Carter's grandmother. Carol provides care for thousands for free. Dr. John Truman Carter III, portrayed by Noah Wyle, is a fictional medical doctor from the television series ER. The character, called simply Carter by most other characters, was introduced in the pilot episode, and, without interruption, was the only main character to have stayed with the show from the...

In Season Five, after a fiasco with Doug Ross, a dying child, and an overdose of medication, Carol was forced to step down from her position with the clinic, and step down from being Nurse Manager. This article is about the ER character. ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ...

Personal life

Carol is the nurse manager in the emergency room of County General Hospital in Chicago. Just after her character is introduced on the show, she is rushed into hospital for taking an overdose of barbiturates in a failed suicide attempt. Although she later denies it, it is suspected that her suicide attempt was brought on due to her failed romance with Doug Ross, a womanizing pediatrician who also works in the ER. After she recovers, Carol returns to work, where it becomes obvious that while she was intermittently attracted to him, she still harbours some animosity towards Doug. Meanwhile, Doug continues to try to win Carol back, and although their friendship is rekindled slightly, Carol keeps Doug at a stark distance in both professional and private matters. Nursing management is performing leadership functions of governance and decision-making within organizations employing nurses. ... The emergency room is the American English term for a room, or group of rooms, within a hospital that is designed for the treatment of urgent and medical emergencies. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Barbituric acid, the basic structure of all barbiturates Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to anesthesia. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... This article is about the ER character. ...

Later in the first season, Carol gets engaged to John "Tag" Tagilieri, an orthopedic surgeon, (played by Rick Rossovich) and despite Doug making a deliberate attempt to persuade her out of marrying him, Carol decides to go through with the wedding. However, right before they are about to walk down the aisle, Tag informs Carol that he knows she could never love him the way he loves her and decides he can't go through with the wedding. He leaves Carol to explain the situation to their many guests. Prior to this, Carol attempted to adopt an abandoned Russian girl, who was suffering from AIDS. However, after a background check showed her suicide attempt only months earlier, her application was rejected. Rick Rossovich (born August 28, 1957) is an American actor. ... For other uses, see AIDS (disambiguation). ... A background check is the process of looking up official and commercial records about a person. ...

Carol began Season Two by purchasing a run-down, rickety house. She later becomes involved with a paramedic, Ray "Shep" Shepard (played by Ron Eldard), who moves in with her and helps her renovate her house. However, despite a promising start, their relationship is severely strained after Shep undergoes a drastic personality change brought on by the death of his work partner. Shep and his partner had decided to enter a burning building to save children who were trapped by the fire. Shep's partner was badly burned and he later died in the ICU. Shep becomes abrasive, and despite Carol's attempts to get him professional help to deal with his anger, he refuses. Although Carol loves Shep, she decides that she can't watch him self-destruct, so she ends their relationship. The Star of Life, a globally recognized symbol for Emergency medical services. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... “Intensive Care” redirects here. ...

In Season Three, Carol suffers severe financial problems, as without Shep's extra income she is unable to afford her house. Things get even worse when a labor dispute arises concerning the re-assignment of her staff nurses. As Nurse Manager for the ER, Carol is privy to management decisions, and she finds herself torn between her friends and hospital administration. During a nurse sickout, Carol accidentally transfuses the wrong blood into a patient, and although it is unclear whether the blood causes his death, or if he dies from his other injuries, Carol puts the blame on herself. Carol is initially not punished for this incident, which the administration uses to cast the sickout in a bad light. Because she resents the administration's actions and because she believes she is not being punished sufficiently for her error, Carol goes to the press and is suspended. For other uses, see Management (disambiguation). ... A sickout is a type of strike action in which the strikers call in sick. ...

During her suspension, Carol is held hostage at gun point, when her local grocery store becomes victim to an armed robbery. Her medical knowledge proves invaluable when several people are injured and she manages to escape the incident shaken, but unharmed. Carol later takes the MCAT to see if she is capable of becoming a doctor. She is helped by Doug and although she assumes she failed, she does very well(although she opts not to progress any further as she had only taken the exams to find out if she was capable). During the last few episodes of Season Three, Carol and Doug become closer and eventually rekindle their relationship.

Their relationship is held up by Carol's insecurities, but soon they make it work. They are trying for a baby when Doug leaves Chicago in the middle of Season 5. (He had been strongly advised to relocate after allegedly teaching a mother how to bypass an automatic pain-medication release device to deliver a lethal dose to her terminally-ill child.) Unbeknownst to him, he leaves Carol pregnant. Carol delivers twins Tess and Kate at Thanksgiving in Season 6. When Doug learns of the twins' birth, he invites them to come to live with him in Seattle, but Carol cannot decide if it is the right thing to do and attempts to raise their twins alone. She also briefly dates Dr. Luka Kovac. After treating a woman dying of end-stage ovarian cancer and helping her family say goodbye, Carol is moved to reunite her own family. She abruptly leaves work and flies to Seattle that day to reunite with him in the second-to-last episode of Season 6. It is later revealed that Carol sent for her daughters the next day and stayed with Doug. Information Gender Male Occupation Attending Physician (1999-2005, 2007-), Chief of Emergency Medicine (2005 - 2007) Spouse(s) Abby Lockhart (wife) Danijela (wife, deceased) Children Jasna (daughter, with Danijela; deceased), Marko (son, with Danijela; deceased), Joseph (Joe) (son, with Abby Lockhart) Relatives Josip (father), unnamed brother Religion Roman Catholic Portrayed by...

In the Season 14 episode, "Status Quo", Jeanie Boulet mentions Doug and Carol when she returns to the ER. Nurse Haleh Adams states that they are living happily in Seattle and that their daughters are now in third grade. Jeanie Boulet was a fictional physician assistant from the television series ER. She was portrayed by Gloria Reuben. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ...

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