Marlene

Marlene, a character in the Open Heart series, is a nurse at Edenbrook Hospital. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 1, but her name is not revealed until Chapter 12.

Appearance
Marlene has brown eyes, wavy dark brown hair and fair-to-tan skin. She is usually seen wearing purple nursing scrubs.

Book 1

 * Chapter 1: The Doctor Is In
 * Chapter 6: Housewarming
 * Chapter 12: Panacea

Book 2

 * Chapter 13: Time Bomb

Book 3

 * Chapter 13: Building Up (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)

Your Character (Open Heart)
On the first day of your residency, you meet Marlene when she gives you the lab results for Annie. In Chapter 12, she is one of the nurses who believes the rumors about you and acts cold towards you.

Ethan Ramsey
In Book 3, Chapter 13 's premium scene, it is revealed that she has been a nurse at Edenbrook from at least the time of Ethan's residency years ago. She was present when Anika Grover coded.

Your Character (With Every Heartbeat)
When Your Character (With Every Heartbeat), Dakota Winchester, and Lennox want to take Mateo to a cat cafe, Marlene objects saying that the usual place to take patients on a free day is to the park. When asked, Danny looks at Mateo's chart and says a cat cafe should be fine, contradicting her.

Trivia

 * Her character model resembles as Barb Powell, and has the same hair as Mary Zilberg from The Freshman series.