Classic
Expert
MasterThe Nurse is an NPC that will spawn once the following criteria have been met:
The Nurse will heal the player's health and cure them of any active debuffs at the cost of Coins (there are exceptions, see Notes and History).
In the 
Windows Phone, 
Old Chinese, 
, and 
tModLoader Legacy versions, healing costs can range from a few Copper to several Silver Coins, depending on how much health the player is missing. She charges Copper equal to 75% of the health restored (e.g. 75 for restoring 100 health), plus an additional 750 for every active debuff on the player.
In the 
PC version, 
Console version, 
Mobile version, and 
tModLoader version, healing costs are 1 per health restored, plus an additional 1 per active debuff on the player, all multiplied by the Nurse's current Happiness price adjustment, and then doubled if playing on Expert Mode. Also, the Nurse charges increasing amounts of money for healing as the game progresses; these specific increases are detailed below. Thus, at the start of the game, the cost of restoring 100 health can range from 75 / 150 (with maximum happiness) to 150 / 3 (with maximum unhappiness), while by endgame it can range from 150 / 3 up to 3 / 6.
In the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, Old Chinese version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, she will fight enemies by throwing 
syringes that will deal 8 / 12 / 14 damage (affected by various stat boosts), and poison enemies for 3–5 seconds.[1] She can also use 
healing syringes to heal herself and other nearby NPCs for 20 health.[2]
Price increases[]
The cost of healing changes based on three factors: The Nurse's current Happiness, game progression, and Expert Mode. Happiness affects the Nurse's price by raising or lowering it to within a range of 75% to 150% of its base (in the same way that other NPCs' prices are affected by their happiness). Playing in Expert (or Master) mode further affects prices by permanently doubling them. Progression-based price increases are based on which bosses have been defeated in the current world. These increases are listed in the table below; only the single highest applicable increase is chosen and applied.
| Event | Price Modifier[3] |
Cost of Healing 100HP[cost 1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Happiness | Min Happiness | ||||
| Classic | Expert | Classic | Expert | ||
| Eye of Cthulhu beaten | 3× | 225 | 450 | 450 | 9 |
| Eater of Worlds / Brain of Cthulhu beaten | 10× | 750 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Skeletron or Queen Bee beaten | 25× | 1875 | 3750 | 3750 | 75 |
| Hardmode entered | 60× | 45 | 90 | 90 | 180 |
| Any mechanical boss beaten | 100× | 75 | 150 | 150 | 3 |
| Plantera beaten | 150× | 11250 | 225 | 225 | 450 |
| Golem beaten | 200× | 150 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
- ↑ The cost of healing 100 health is also equal to the cost of healing 1 debuff. Thus, the cost of healing 100 health and 1 debuff is 2x what is shown in this table; 100 health and 2 debuffs is 3x what is shown; etc.
Living preferences
| Biome | Neighbor | |
|---|---|---|
| Loves | n/a | |
| Likes | ||
| Dislikes | ||
| Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
 
|
| Shimmered Nurse and her Map Icon. |
When submerged in Shimmer, the Nurse will transform into her Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. She can be returned to her classic look by submerging her in Shimmer again.
Notes[]
- If the player has an active debuff and is at full health, the heal option will also be available.
- If planning on healing and drinking Ale, make sure to drink the Ale after healing, as Tipsy is technically a debuff and will be cured by the Nurse.
- The Nurse can survive drowning forever due to the fact that she heals herself.
- The Nurse cannot remove Potion Sickness, Water Candle, and Creative Shock, nor does she charge extra for them.
- The Nurse cannot heal herself if the player is talking to her. This can, however, be circumvented with Autopause enabled.
- If a healing syringe thrown by the Nurse does not hit her target, it will begin homing in on them.
- Before version 1.1, when NPCs weren't named and it was not possible to manually assign NPCs to Houses as there was no housing menu, it was possible to get a second Nurse in a world by having 3 or more players with a combined health of at least 400.
Achievement[]
ChallengerTips[]
- The Nurse can be used as a "healing station" when at low health during a boss fight, by teleporting to the spawn point (using a Magic/Ice Mirror or a Cell Phone) where the Nurse is present. Autopause can be used to grant more time.
- On the
PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version this trick is harder to use than on the Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, Old Chinese version, Nintendo version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, as Autopause does not pause enemies or events while the nurse's menu is open.
- On the
- The Frequent Flyer achievement can be a difficult achievement to obtain (unless on PC, Console, Mobile, and tModLoader), as it is very cheap to get healed by the nurse, unless you have a debuff. Having a nearby trap that inflicts a debuff, such as lava or a dart trap, can help a player obtain this achievement very quickly.
- You could also have ale on hand, using it, then curing it, to get The Frequent Flyer achievement.
Names[]
The Nurse may have any of the following names:
- Abigail
- Allison
- Amy
- Caitlin
- Carly
- Claire
- Emily
- Emma
- Hannah
- Heather
- Helen
- Holly
- Jenna
- Kaitlin
- Kaitlyn
- Katelyn
- Katherine
- Kathryn
- Katie
- Kayla
- Lisa
- Lorraine
- Madeline
- Molly
Quotes[]
Interaction quotes[]
Anytime other than during a Blood Moon:
When
Before defeating Skeletron:
When Demolitionist is present:
When Arms Dealer is present:
When Tavernkeep is present:
When player is moderately injured (≥33% health, but <66% health):
When player is badly injured (<33% health):
During a Blood Moon:
When player clicks Heal:
During a Party
During Rain:
During a Thunderstorm:
During a Windy Day
|
Happiness quotes
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in the Hallow:
When in the Snow biome:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Arms Dealer:
When near the Princess:
When near the Wizard:
When near the Dryad:
When near the Party Girl:
When near the Zoologist:
When Happiness is neutral:
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Trivia[]
- There appears to be conflict between the Nurse and the Mechanic during a Blood Moon. During this time, the Merchant has a chance of saying, "Oh, great. I can hear <name of Mechanic> and <name of Nurse> arguing from here."
- The Arms Dealer seemingly has romantic interest in her according to his quotes when the Nurse is present. This is also reflected in the Nurse's quote "Hey, has <name of Arms Dealer> mentioned needing to go to the doctor for any reason? Just wondering." The Nurse, despite her apparent feelings for the Arms Dealer, is already in a romantic relationship with someone as noted by the Stylist in her quote, "Mhmm, I heard from <name of Party Girl> that <name of Mechanic>'s friend <name of Nurse> spent her boyfriend's last paycheck on shoes."
- However, the unspecified boyfriend being mentioned in this quote could very well be the Arms Dealer himself judging by his own quote "Make it quick! I've got a date with <name of Nurse> in an hour."
- The Nurse is depicted in a painting called "Nurse Lisa", a reference to the famous portrait painting Mona Lisa by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci.
When talking to the Nurse while in a crowded area, she will say, "Hey, I dislike the lack of social distancing here." This is a reference to the COVID-19 pandemic that was ongoing at the time of Journey's End's launch, when the quote was introduced, and the "social distancing" practice people were encouraged to follow by staying six feet or two meters away from one another in public.- During a Party
, when the Nurse dons a party hat, her hairstyle is different. She wears it down instead of up in a ponytail: This makes sense as wearing a party hat while having hair in a ponytail would be cumbersome. - The Nurse's quote, "I don't give happy endings." is a reference to happy endings, the practice of masseuses offering sexual favors to their clients at the end of a massage for additional payment.
- The Nurse will not use this quote if the Blood and Gore setting is turned off.[3]
- Although the Zoologist is registered as hated by the Nurse, she does not seem to actually hate her. The dialogue indicates that the Nurse hates the Zoologist's unique anatomy more than the Zoologist herself: "Oh, I hate treating <name of Zoologist>, so difficult!"
- However, such a phrase is also often used to describe someone who is being difficult, such as refusing to be still while being given a shot.
- Her quote "I need to have a serious talk with <name of Guide>. How many times a week can you come in with severe lava burns?" most likely refers to the Guide Voodoo Doll being sacrificed in lava or being carried around by Voodoo Demons near pools of lava in the Underworld.
- Her shimmered form somewhat resembles the Nurse but with a field medic's attire and whiter hair.
The 
Bestiary entry for the Nurse: "The Nurse's snarky attitude and poor bedside manner may be scary, but for a price, she will cure all that ails a wounded Terrarian."
History[]
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Now charges increasing amounts of money for healing as the game progresses.
- Fixed a bug where the condition for the quote about the Guide was that a Demon Eye (rather than the Guide) is present.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.3: Nurse no longer charges for or removes heart lantern and campfire buffs. This also applies to the Potion Sickness and Water Candle debuffs.
- Desktop 1.1: Now has random name given to her on spawn. Her deaths will be reported with this name. Also other NPCs will use it in their quotes. No longer spawns a second nurse in multiplayer.
- Desktop 1.0.3: Like other NPCs, can now be killed by enemies.
- Desktop-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information taken from the PC 1.4.0.5 source code, method
AI_007_TownEntities()inTerraria.NPC.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ Information taken from the PC 1.4.0.5 source code, method
AI()Terraria.Projectile.csaiStyle == 110 PC version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information taken from the PC 1.4.0.5 source code, method
GUIChatDrawInner()inTerraria.Main.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ Information taken from the PC 1.3.5.3 source code, method
GetChat()inTerraria.NPC.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version is 1.4.4.9.
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