Carla Espinosa

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Carla Espinosa RN



	Portrayed by	Judy Reyes
	First seen	My First Day
	Occupation	Head Nurse
	Employer	Sacred Heart Hospital
	Relationship	Married to Chris Turk
	Family	Carla's mother (mother) Marco Espinosa (brother) Kevin Turk (brother-in-law) Margaret Turk (mother-in-law)
	Children	Isabella, Expecting
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“See? That's why no one likes you.”— Carla

Carla Espinosa(b.1971) is the Head Nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital.

About

Carla is a dedicated and hard working nurse. Sometimes she has to put up with lazy nurses or inexperienced interns, but rather than bragging about how she really runs the hospital, Carla is humble. If Carla has something on her mind she will speak it, and will make it as sassy as possible, going as far as giving advice where it is not appropriate. She is strong willed, but also has a soft side. She married surgeon Chris Turk her eleventh year in medicine, just three years after she met him. The two are happily married and have a daughter, Isabella. Carla recently became pregnant with her second child. (My Absence)

Although Carla and Turk are married, she does not share his last name with him because she wants to preserve her cultural heritage. Although she was born in the US, Carla's mother was born in the Dominican Republic. Carla speaks fluent Spanish. Carla has a younger brother, Marco who hates Turk because Turk confused him as a valet at Marco and Carla's mother's funeral. Carla also has two sisters, one of which had her eyebrow completely waxed off by Elliot, the day of Carla and Turk's wedding. (My Best Friend's Wedding)

Character History

Relationships

Turk

Carla and Turk are happily married and have a baby, Isabella. They met on Turk's first day at Sacred Heart, and after she tried to play hard to get, they became a couple. (My First Day) As they continued to date, they had their rough patches, but nothing brought them apart. Although she delayed answering Turk's proposal, the two married at the end of Turk's third year at Sacred Heart. (My Best Friend's Wedding) Soon after they moved in together to the apartment and kicked J.D. out. They hit a snag in their relationship, but soon overcame it. The two enjoy frequent sex, which has since resulted in a beautiful child, Isabella Turk. (My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby) Turk learned to speak Spanish for Carla, an ability he abused before revealing himself. (My Bad Too)

Elliot

Carla is Elliot's grounded voice and best friend. Because Elliot can get crazy and neurotic at times, Carla often has to bring her back to Earth. She is a great source of advice if Elliot has a problem with a relationship or moral dilemma. The two didn't get along well together when Elliot first arrived at Sacred Heart, but the more they got to know each other, the more they became friends. Carla often stands up for Elliot when she puts her foot in her mouth. Elliot often defers to Carla when she needs to be tough, often saying that Carla has "other side of the tracks" experience."

J.D.

Carla and J.D. used to be mutual friends, but their friendship has gotten closer over time. When J.D. first came to Sacred Heart, he was treated nicely by Carla, unlike many other people. (My First Day) At a point during his first year his experience and knowledge grew so much that he surpassed Carla professionally, and only upon admitting it he realized that he wouldn't have gotten to where he was without her. (My Nickname) Because Carla is often with Turk, J.D. got to know Carla quite well and has even been on several double dates with her. At one point in their friendship, Carla and J.D. accidentally drunkenly kissed, but they talked it over and decided it was a mistake, and they don't think about it anymore. (My Lips Are Sealed) The two get along famously, trusting each other personally and professionally, and the two often go out as friends together and obviously get along well (My Moment of Un-Truth) (My Nickname). However, because of J.D. and Turk's closeness and odd relationship somewhat akin to a gay couple, she often has nightmares that Turk will "leave her for J.D."

Dr. Cox

Carla and Dr. Cox are professional friends, but there used to be more. Before Turk came to Sacred Heart, Dr. Cox and Carla dated. Although he fell for her, she didn't feel the same way and ended the relationship. When Turk came, Dr. Cox still liked her, but promised to not do anything on purpose to ruin what Turk and Carla had. (My Drug Buddy) Though she's subordinate to Dr. Cox, she is in fact the only one at Sacred Heart staff whose opinion he respects and who he treats like an equal. Despite often caustic dialogue, they are close friends, and he is Carla's closest confidant on the show.

Dr. Kelso

Carla often acts on the behalf of the entire nursing staff and stands up to Dr. Kelso. When Bob makes cutbacks, she lets him know how the changes are affecting the hospital and nursing staff. He knows she does her job, but will always let her know if she makes a mistake. They don't necessarily hate each other like other people hate Dr. Kelso, but they share a mutual disdain.

Personality Profile

Likes

Her job
Video games
Being everyone's "den mother"
Pizza Rolls
Double dates/dinners
Pointing out people's faults

Dislikes

Rowdy/Stephen
People confusing her nationality
Isabella Turk being called "Blaxican"
Turk not remembering her middle name
Her sausage fingers (My Own Personal Hell)

Nicknames

(My) Puerto Rican princess (Turk) (Carla is actually Dominican)
Mrs. Busy-Body-Smarty-Pants (J.D.) (My Dirty Secret)
Carla From The Block
Lioness (Elliot) (My Saving Grace)
Mother Hen (Katie) (My Saving Grace)
Nurse Fajita (Aaron Simon) (My Tuscaloosa Heart)
Pickle (J.D.)
Scary Nurse-Wife (Janitor) (His Story III)
Mrs. Turkleton (Dr. Kelso)
- Nurse Turkleton
- Ex-Nurse Turkleton
The Closer (Turk) (My Cuz)
Tubs

Trivia

Carla is the God-mother of Dr. Cox and Jordan's daughter, Jennifer Dylan.
In the song "For the Last Time, I'm Dominican" from My Musical, Carla asked Christopher Turk several personal questions, to which Turk did not know the answers, She was in medicine for eight years before Turk came, and in their wedding episode a Beatles cover band was supposed to play, but then Ted came in and still they sang "Eight Days a Week." The answer to her other two questions are "Illinois" and "Dominican."
Carla's middle name is not Juanita.
Carla has nicknamed her vagina "Mrs. Priscilla" after her high school art teacher. (My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby)
Carla's cup size is C, according to J.D. who uses her bras for water balloon catapulting. (My Roommates)
Carla occasionally comes over to Dr. Kelso's house to give instructions to his pool boy, who can understand English, it's just Kelso can't talk to him without laughing becasue he is missing his 2 front teeth. .
Carla is left handed. (My Journey)
Sometimes her last name is written "Espinoza", especially on her name badge. It's unclear, in which way her last name is really written.

Characters

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Main

Dr. John "J.D." Dorian • Dr. Christopher Turk • Dr. Elliot Reid • Carla Espinosa RN • Dr. Robert Kelso • Dr. Perry Cox • Janitor • Dr. Denise Mahoney • Lucy Bennett • Drew Suffin • Cole Aaronson

Supporting

Dr. Todd Quinlan • Theodore Buckland, Esq. • Dr. Doug Murphy • Jordan Sullivan • Laverne Roberts RN • Dr. Keith Dudemeister

Recurring

Dr. Walter Mickhead • Dr. Phillip Wen • Lloyd Slawski • Lonnie • Dr. Kim Briggs • Jack Cox • Crispin • Randall • Roy • Sean Kelly • Gloria • Leonard • Danni Sullivan • Lisa • Rex

The Turk and Espinosa Families