She returned in season seven playing a new character, Nurse Shirley. Initial reports stated that her character would be the alcoholic, irreligious sister of Laverne, but these turned out to be inaccurate. She later returned to play Nurse Roberts in the season 8 finale, "My Finale", as JD is looking back on all the people in his life.
In season seven, she portrayed a new character named Nurse Shirley. Initially, it was reported that her character would be Laverne's alcoholic, irreligious sister, but this turned out to be incorrect. Later in the eighth season finale, "My Finale", she returned as Nurse Roberts, while JD looked back on his life.