 <unk> " unlucky in love " , Donna fits the tart with a heart stereotype . Her numerous romances during her tenure earned her the nickname " Nurse ' Action ' Jackson " . In 2004 , she had a lesbian liaison with Mickie . The scene in which they kissed was edited to half its original length after being deemed too explicit for pre @-@ watershed broadcast . Later that year , Jacobs stated that her ideal storyline would be for Donna to find a good man and gain a promotion , hoping she would find someone who would treat her well and help her give up her recreational drug habit . Her love interests included physiotherapist Justin Fuller , registrars Ed Keating ( Rocky Marshall ) and <unk> Hussein ( Ian Aspinall ) , manager Bradley Hume , senior house officer Sean Thompson ( Chinna <unk> ) , and a love triangle with married consultant Michael Spence and his cardiothoracic colleague Connie Beauchamp ( Amanda Mealing ) . Although Michael did not initially disclose to Donna that he was married , Jacobs stated that her character was aware of this " deep down " , but was unfortunately unperturbed . He treated her badly , to the point that he would only have sex with her in a toilet stall ; nonetheless Jacobs assessed that Donna was in love with him , believing him to be " the one " and different from her previous lovers , branding her deluded in this respect . 
