Better Safe Than Sorry

Charlotte and Mike clash over the best way to deal with a patient, who has sustained a head injury in a road accident. As the woman is a single mother Charlotte wants to take no chances and she pushes for early surgery. But Mike believes surgery is unwarranted and adopts a wait and see approach. The situation is complicated by a daughter who seems to have no other family to turn to. Frank is making an effort to throw Amy and Bart together, not knowing just how little professional respect Bart has for his niece. Their patient, Craig suffers from frequent fainting spells, but when Amy takes matters into her own hands, deliberately bringing on another attack in order to prove her point, Bart is forced to confront Frank about her attitude and her shortcomings as a nurse, and Amy is forced to finally realise and regret her limitations as a nurse. Gabrielle and Steve tend to a patient, Terry, who is so afraid of dying of skin cancer like his father, that he's become a recluse. Steve offers some words of wisdom to Terry — that a life lived in fear is a life wasted — and Gabrielle takes heed, suggesting that she and Steve try again. But Steve's reaction is not the one she was hoping for.

Writing:
  • Bevan Lee

Stars:
Release Date: 1998-02-24
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
TMDb: 6.2/10
  • Country: AU
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 60

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Against the Wall (2)
Episode 1 - Against the Wall (2)
The Simple Things
Episode 2 - The Simple Things
Comfort Zone
Episode 3 - Comfort Zone
Event Horizon
Episode 4 - Event Horizon
Caught in a Trap
Episode 5 - Caught in a Trap
Careful What You Wish For
Episode 6 - Careful What You Wish For
Little Decisions
Episode 7 - Little Decisions
Beginnings
Episode 8 - Beginnings
When Tomorrow Comes
Episode 9 - When Tomorrow Comes
Out of the Fire
Episode 10 - Out of the Fire
It Ain't Necessarily So
Episode 11 - It Ain't Necessarily So
The Hand You're Dealt
Episode 12 - The Hand You're Dealt
Stepping Up
Episode 13 - Stepping Up
The Circle of Life
Episode 14 - The Circle of Life
That Window in Time
Episode 15 - That Window in Time
Never Tell
Episode 16 - Never Tell
Risky Business
Episode 17 - Risky Business
Under My Skin
Episode 18 - Under My Skin
Blind Faith
Episode 19 - Blind Faith
Torn Apart
Episode 20 - Torn Apart
Justice for None
Episode 21 - Justice for None
Fearless and Searching
Episode 22 - Fearless and Searching
Blood Lines
Episode 23 - Blood Lines
Sons and Lovers
Episode 24 - Sons and Lovers
Horses for Courses
Episode 25 - Horses for Courses
Wish List
Episode 26 - Wish List
Best Laid Plans 3
Episode 27 - Best Laid Plans 3
Echoes
Episode 28 - Echoes
Solitary Confinement
Episode 29 - Solitary Confinement
Better Safe Than Sorry
Episode 30 - Better Safe Than Sorry
Not What You'd Expect
Episode 31 - Not What You'd Expect
Training Wheels
Episode 32 - Training Wheels
When The Party's Over
Episode 33 - When The Party's Over
Out On A Limb
Episode 34 - Out On A Limb
Running For Cover
Episode 35 - Running For Cover
Another Reality Check
Episode 36 - Another Reality Check
Secrets and Lies
Episode 37 - Secrets and Lies
A Safe Place
Episode 38 - A Safe Place
Spinning Out Again
Episode 39 - Spinning Out Again
Another Time Bomb
Episode 40 - Another Time Bomb