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Starbase 515 Surgical Nurse

professional technically proficient panicked responsive deferential urgent calm under pressure efficient focused cooperative procedural
A Starbase 515 surgical nurse present in the operating suite across the episode's surgical sequence. Responsible for preparing instruments, maintaining sterile procedure, and responding to catastrophic metabilator failure — actions range from bedside assistance to rapidly summoning specialized support depending on the emergent need. The consolidated profile captures both the procedural competence and the rapid-response behavior documented across scenes.
2 appearances
Medical / Surgical Operations
Also known as: Operating Room Nurse, Nurse (hands metabilators), a nurse (hands surgeon the rod), Unidentified Nurse, operating room nurse, NURSES, surgical nurse, Nurse (bolts for the doors), Nurse (operating suite), Nurse, Surgical nurse

Starbase 515 …'s Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments
S2E17 · Samaritan Snare
Cutting Consent — Picard Seizes Agency Before Surgery

Steady professionalism; focused on rapid, correct instrument delivery and preserving procedural rhythm under compressed timing.

The Starbase 515 surgical nurse prepares instruments, maintains the sterile field, and reacts to the surgeon's call by slapping a small, glowing tissue-mitigating rod into the surgeon's hand, executing handoffs …

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S2E17 · Samaritan Snare
Sterile Field: Picard Sedated, Surgery Commenced

Focused and businesslike; a calm professionalism that converts ritual into immediate, practical action while masking any personal concern.

Prepares instruments and the sterile field, moves with brisk efficiency to hand the surgeon required tools, and responds to the surgeon's request by placing a small, glowing glass rod into …

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Affiliations

Starfleet
employee
Federation Starship Command, Classified Intelligence, and Hierarchical Operations

The nurses are part of the USS Enterprise-D crew, working under Starfleet command to support medical teams during crises.

Starfleet Medical (Shipboard Medical Team)
member
Medical Care and Shipboard Healthcare; Emergency Triage and Clinical Advocacy aboard Starfleet vessels

The 'Nurses' are part of Starfleet Medical, providing patient care and supporting emergency interventions as part of a medical team aboard the USS Enterprise-D.

Across the Seasons

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Season 2 · asteroid

A Starbase 515 surgical nurse present in the operating suite across the episode's surgical sequence. Responsible for preparing instruments, maintaining sterile procedure, and responding to catastrophic metabilator failure — actions range from bedside assistance to rapidly summoning specialized support depending on the emergent need. The consolidated profile captures both the procedural competence and the rapid-response behavior documented across scenes.