1. Jeanie Boulet is a fictional character from the television series ER.
28 Facts About Jeanie Boulet
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Jeanie Boulet was unhappy in marriage to a philandering husband named Al.
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Jeanie Boulet knows exactly what she's doing professionally, but she has a nurturing side, too.
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Benton and Jeanie Boulet grow closer as he subsequently accepts her guidance on how to care for his mother.
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Whether he continues his nice-guy routine while he plays second fiddle to Jeanie Boulet's husband remains to be seen, but giving Benton a love-interest, no matter how ill-fated, will offer his character some much needed life outside the hospital.
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When Jeanie Boulet refused to leave her husband, the relationship ended on bad terms, setting up the next chapter in Jeanie Boulet's story as she finds employment as a Physician Assistant at the serial's focal setting of County Hospital's ER.
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Jeanie Boulet is forced to carry a heavier story load than her character is capable at this point.
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Jeanie Boulet decides to manage her illness in secrecy, refusing to divulge her status to her employers, a decision Benton disapproves of and he attempts to have her banned from treating patients with open wounds, although he falls short of revealing her secret.
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Jeanie Boulet was first introduced in season 1 as a recurring character.
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Jeanie Boulet was the physical therapist hired by Dr Peter Benton to care for his aging mother.
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Jeanie Boulet, who was married at the time, soon began a romantic relationship with Benton but things fizzled when she could not make a decision about her marriage.
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Jeanie Boulet reappeared as a series regular a few episodes later in season 2, as a new physician assistant at the County General ER.
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Jeanie Boulet got tested for HIV and urged Benton, her recent lover, to undergo testing as well.
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Jeanie Boulet initially been afraid that Weaver might terminate her position at County if she found out about Jeanie Boulet's HIV status.
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Kerry and Jeanie Boulet's friendship was tested when Kerry was forced to fire Jeanie Boulet for budgetary reasons.
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Jeanie Boulet accused Kerry of trying to fire her over her HIV status, as Jeanie Boulet had been forced to break one of her workplace restrictions in order to treat a trauma patient earlier, and threatened to sue the hospital for discrimination.
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In season four Jeanie Boulet becomes the part-time private care giver of Scott Anspaugh, the son of Dr Donald Anspaugh, the chief of staff.
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Only Jeanie Boulet seems to be able to raise his spirits and inspire hope in him.
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In Season five, Jeanie Boulet starts a romance with a police officer named Reggie.
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Jeanie Boulet gets into a bad car accident with Doug Ross while on their way to a bus accident.
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Early in season six, Jeanie Boulet adopts an HIV positive baby boy called Carlos after his mother dies in the hospital, and marries a police officer named Reggie Moore.
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Jeanie Boulet tries to stay on at County and parent her child, but eventually decides to leave County in order to spend more time with her family.
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The final episode Jeanie Boulet appeared in was the sixth episode of season six, which was titled "The Peace of Wild Things" in November 1999.
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Jeanie Boulet left with a standing offer from Kerry Weaver to return to County and her old job.
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Jeanie Boulet didn't find any of her old colleagues she knew working there anymore and was only identified by Nurses Haleh Adams and Chuny Marquez.
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Jeanie Boulet remains a counselor for young people with HIV Status.
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Jeanie Boulet tells Pratt that her son helps to drive her and her cause to help others with HIV infection and that she doesn't know how she will cope if he were to die.
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When Jeanie Boulet discovered that her husband had AIDS in the second season finale, Jeanie Boulet has a blood test and sends it off for analysis to see if she had the virus; however, viewers were not shown the multiple clinical procedures involved in the testing, and the following episodes concentrated on post-test rituals.