Nurses was a
television sitcom that ran on
NBC from
1991 to
1994, developed and produced by
Susan Harris as a
spin-off of
Empty Nest (which, in turn, was a spin-off of
The Golden Girls).
The show revolved around a group of nurses working at the same hospital as
Empty Nests Dr. Harry Weston.
Initially, the main characters were strong-willed nurse Annie Roland (
Arnetia Walker), sarcastic nurse Sandy Miller (
Stephanie Hodge), dim-witted nurse Julie Milbury (
Mary Jo Keenen) and
Latina nurse Gina Cuevas (
Ada Maris) who frequently reminisced about her homeland, the fictional San Peqeuno. Also in the cast were arrogant Dr. Hank Kaplan (
Kip Gilman), wise-cracking
orderly Paco Ortiz (
Carlos Lacamara) and flaky nurse Greg Vincent (
Jeff Altman). In addition,
Florence Stanley had a recurring role during the first season as Dr. Riskin.