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Some of the more seasoned staff, including and especially the indefatigable charge nurse Dana Evans (Katherine LaNasa), remember the days before everyone carried an iPad well enough to keep things moving.
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Since her Emmy Award–winning turn as the tough-as-nails charge nurse Dana Evans on season one of The Pitt, Katherine LaNasa has enjoyed the kind of stunning career renaissance that, in this industry at least, is the equivalent of lightning striking twice.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
When a charge nurse finally answered, Nowland identified herself as a midwife and asked if the hospital would be able to admit Ibarra, whose baby had a concerning heartbeat.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
The flag prompted the charge nurse to instruct Hart to room the patient immediately, take her vitals and begin intravenous (IV) fluids.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Katherine LaNasa stars as Dana Evans, the no-nonsense charge nurse of the Emergency Department at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Typically calm Robby is notably snippier and in need of his impending break; veteran charge nurse Dana (LaNasa) is less tolerant of disruption after she was assaulted by a patient in Season 1.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
The previous episode's gruesome case casts a pall over the entire hospital, but Katherine LaNasa's snarky and ebullient charge nurse Dana Evans alone manages to break like a sun ray through the fearsome clouds — which makes the episode's violent end all the more shocking.
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Even though Dana was punched in the face by a patient and seemed intent on quitting at the end of Season 1, the teaser trailer for The Pitt season 2, however, confirmed that Dana is still at the hospital and still acting as the emergency room's charge nurse.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Since her Emmy Award–winning turn as the tough-as-nails charge nurse Dana Evans on season one of The Pitt, Katherine LaNasa has enjoyed the kind of stunning career renaissance that, in this industry at least, is the equivalent of lightning striking twice.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
When a charge nurse finally answered, Nowland identified herself as a midwife and asked if the hospital would be able to admit Ibarra, whose baby had a concerning heartbeat.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
The flag prompted the charge nurse to instruct Hart to room the patient immediately, take her vitals and begin intravenous (IV) fluids.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Katherine LaNasa stars as Dana Evans, the no-nonsense charge nurse of the Emergency Department at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Typically calm Robby is notably snippier and in need of his impending break; veteran charge nurse Dana (LaNasa) is less tolerant of disruption after she was assaulted by a patient in Season 1.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026
The previous episode's gruesome case casts a pall over the entire hospital, but Katherine LaNasa's snarky and ebullient charge nurse Dana Evans alone manages to break like a sun ray through the fearsome clouds — which makes the episode's violent end all the more shocking.
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
Even though Dana was punched in the face by a patient and seemed intent on quitting at the end of Season 1, the teaser trailer for The Pitt season 2, however, confirmed that Dana is still at the hospital and still acting as the emergency room's charge nurse.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Charge nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charge%20nurse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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