The Nurse ending explained: Does Christina get caught?

The Nurse is a new Danish thriller series based on a scary true story. What happens at the end of The Nurse on Netflix? Where are the real Christina Aistrup Hansen and Pernilla Kurzmann today?

Spoilers ahead for The Nurse on Netflix

The four-part series follows a new nurse named Pernille as she slowly realizes that her colleague, a veteran nurse named Christina, is killing patients. The problem is that no one will believe Pernille’s word against Christina’s if she is unable to find proof of what Christina is doing.

With some assistance from her boyfriend, a doctor named Niels Lundén, Pernille does whatever she can to stop Christina and save their patients. For those ready to find out what happens at the end of The Nurse on Netflix, keep reading!

The Nurse ending explained: Does Christina get caught?

Yes, in the finale episode, Pernille eventually catches Christina in the act of administering diazepam to a patient and attempting to kill her. She and Niels go to the police, and Christina is swiftly arrested.

Where is Christina Aistrup Hansen now?

Christina Aistrup Hansen was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Viggo Holm Petersen, Anna Lise Poulsen, and Arne Herskov, and for the attempted murder of Maggi Margrethe Rasmussen. However, because it could not be 100% ruled out that the victims had died of other causes, Christina’s sentence was commuted to 12 years in prison on four counts of attempted murder. She is still serving her sentence in a Danish prison.

Where is Pernille Kurzmann now?

While all the other ER nurses mentioned in the show have since moved on to other jobs, the real Pernille Kurzmann is still working at Nykøbing Falster Hospital. Her name is now Pernille Kurzmann Lundén, as she seems to have married Niels Lundén.

All episodes of The Nurse are now streaming on Netflix.