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{{monster
|name=nurse
|symbol={{white|@}}
|tile=
|difficulty=13
|level=11
|experience=294
|speed=6
|AC=0
|MR=0
|align=5
|frequency=3
|genocidable=Yes
|attacks=Weapon 1d6 physical
|weight=1450
|nutr=400
|size=medium
|resistances=[[poison]]
|resistances conveyed=[[poison]]
|attributes={{attributes|A nurse|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|human=1|collect=1|infravisible=1}}
|reference=
}}

In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], a '''[[nurse]]''', {{monsym|nurse}}, behaves much differently from their counterparts in ''[[NetHack]]''.

A nurse is a [[lawful]] and [[omnivorous]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that can be seen via [[infravision]], and will seek out [[weapon]]s, [[armor]] and other items to pick up. Unlike in ''NetHack'', nurses can be [[tamed]].

A nurse has a single weapon attack, and possesses the ability to heal adjacent targets: the base value is 2d6, with a +d6 applied for every three [[monster level]]s the nurse has above level 9. The amount a monster is healed by is based inversely on the target's [[DR]]: the higher damage reduction the target has, the less HP the nurse will restore. Nurses will only apply their healing to allied monsters: tame nurses will heal the hero and their other pets, while hostile nurses will heal other hostile monsters.

[[Chatting]] to a nurse that is not hostile while the hero is not wearing armor and is not wielding a weapon allows them to consult the nurse for [[#Nurse services|services]].

==Generation==
Nurses can generate as peaceful for lawful characters.

Nurses [[Monster starting inventory|always generate with]] a [[scalpel]] and a [[healer uniform]].

Nurses generated in the [[Madman quest]] always generated with [[filth-encrusted]] scalpels and yellow healer uniforms.

Nurses in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] generate with a blessed and [[fixed]] tiny +3 [[lightsaber]], a blessed +3 [[silver]] [[pistol]], 21-40 fixed +3 silver [[bullet]]s, a +7 white-colored pair of [[cloth]] [[Pair of shoes|shoes]], a +7 healer uniform, +7 white-colored [[Leather gloves|gloves]], and a +7 white-colored cloth [[cloak of protection]].

A hostile nurse named Nyx is generated in the front hall of the [[Windowless Tower]] at level creation.

==Nurse services==
A peaceful or tame nurse can fortify the hero's health through a number of services, with the price depending on the service and the effect that it replicates. Any [[gold]] used to pay for these services is removed from the game - peaceful nurses add a 10% surcharge, which instead goes into the nurse's inventory. With the exception of the first, these services will only be available if the hero has an applicable condition that the nurse can cure.

#"Fortify my health" (2000 zm) - This has the same effect as a potion of full healing, restoring up to 400 hp and additionally increasing max HP by 8 if this would fully heal you.
#"Something for my nerves" (1000 zm) - The nurse applies a course of tranquilizers that behaves like a blessed [[potion of sleeping]], with 15 [[sanity]] restored per application.
#"Steroids" (1000 zm) - This has a similar effect to a blessed [[potion of restore ability]] from vanilla ''NetHack'', restoring all lost attributes to their former maximums.
#"Extract morgul shards" (4000 zm) - This removes any and all [[morgul]] shards from your person, and generates 1 [[metal]] [[shuriken]] per shard with the "lesser morgul" [[Object properties#dNetHack|object property]].
#"Antibiotics" (2000 zm) - This cures any [[sickness]] you currently have.
#"Remove slimy green growths" (2000 zm) - This cures any [[sliming]].
#"Fertility treatment" (1000 zm) - This cures any sterility you have, which prevents you laying eggs in [[oviparous]] [[Polyself|polyforms]] and will always result in detrimental effects when consorting with [[foocubi]].
#"Brain surgery" (6000 zm) - Brain surgery removes one chosen thought granted by an [[insight]]: the process will lower your sanity by 10 points, reduce your [[wisdom]], [[intelligence]] and [[constitution]] by 1, halve your current HP, and creates a glyph on a shard in your inventory. You can [[read]] the shard at any time to re-implant the thought in your head.

==Encyclopedia entry==
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[[Category:dNetHack monsters]]
[[Category:notdNetHack monsters]]
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 Nurses are [[always generated with]] a [[scalpel]] and a [[healer uniform]]. Nurses in the [[Madman quest]] are always generated with [[filth-encrusted]] scalpels and yellow healer uniforms.
-Nurses in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] generate with a blessed and [[fixed]] tiny +3 [[lightsaber]], a blessed +3 [[silver]] [[pistol]], 21-40 fixed +3 silver [[bullet]]s, a +7 white-colored pair of [[cloth]] [[Pair of shoes|shoes]], a +7 healer uniform, +7 white-colored [[Leather gloves|gloves]], and a +7 white-colored cloth [[cloak of protection]].
+Nurses in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] always generate with a blessed and [[fixed]] tiny +3 [[lightsaber]], a blessed +3 [[silver]] [[Pistol (dNetHack)|pistol]], 21-40 fixed +3 silver [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], a +7 white-colored pair of [[cloth]] [[Pair of shoes|shoes]], a +7 healer uniform, +7 white-colored [[Leather gloves|gloves]], and a +7 white-colored cloth [[cloak of protection]].
 ==Nurse services==

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   |frequency=3
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Weapon 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]]
+  |attacks=[[Weapon]] 1d6 [[Physical damage|physical]]
   |weight=1450
   |nutr=400
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   |resistances conveyed=[[poison resistance]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A nurse|humanoid=1|omnivore=1|nopoly=1|human=1|collect=1|infravisible=1}}
-  |reference=
+  |reference=[https://github.com/Chris-plus-alphanumericgibberish/dNAO/blob/compat-3.24.0/src/monst.c#L6110 dNetHack 3.24.0 - src/monst.c, line 6110]
 }}
 In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the '''[[nurse]]''', {{monsym|nurse}}, behaves much differently from their counterpart in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-A nurse is a [[lawful]] and [[omnivorous]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that can be seen via [[infravision]], and will seek out [[weapon]]s, [[armor]] and other items to pick up. Unlike in ''NetHack'', nurses can be [[tamed]].
+A nurse is a [[lawful]] and [[omnivorous]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] that can be seen via [[infravision]], and will seek out [[weapon]]s, [[armor]] and other items to pick up. Unlike in ''NetHack'', nurses can be [[tamed]]. All 10 points of a nurse's [[AC]] are in the 'dodge' category.
-A nurse has a single weapon attack, and possesses the ability to heal adjacent targets for a base value is 2d6, with a +d6 applied for every three [[monster level]]s the nurse has above level 9. Nurses will only apply their healing to allied monsters: tame nurses will heal the hero and their other pets, while hostile nurses will heal other hostile monsters. The amount that nurses heal monsters by is based inversely on the target's [[DR]], meaning that the higher damage reduction the target has, the less HP the nurse will restore.
+A nurse has a single weapon attack, and possesses the ability to heal adjacent targets for a base value is 2d6, with a +d6 bonus applied for every three [[monster level]]s the nurse has above level 9. Nurses will only apply their healing to allied monsters: tame nurses will heal the hero and their other pets, while hostile nurses will heal other hostile monsters. The amount that nurses heal monsters by is based inversely on the target's [[DR]], meaning that the higher damage reduction the target has, the less HP the nurse will restore.
 If the hero [[chat]]s to a nurse that is not hostile, and the hero is not [[wearing]] [[armor]] or [[wielding]] a [[weapon]], they can consult the nurse for [[#Nurse services|services]]&mdash;otherwise, the nurse will give a message indicating what armor and weapons the hero needs to remove if they want to access services, using the same messages as ''NetHack'' nurses.
 ==Generation==
-Nurses can generate as peaceful towards lawful heroes.
+Nurses can generate as peaceful towards lawful heroes. They are not a valid polymorph form.
 A hostile nurse named Nyx is generated in the front hall of the [[Windowless Tower]] at level creation.
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 ==Nurse services==
-A peaceful or tame nurse can fortify the hero's health through a number of services, with the price depending on the service and the effect that it replicates. Any [[gold]] used to pay for these services is removed from the game - peaceful nurses add a 10% surcharge, which instead goes into the nurse's inventory. With the exception of the first, these services will only be available if the hero has an applicable condition that the nurse can cure:
+A peaceful or tame nurse can fortify the hero's health through a number of services, with the price depending on the service and the effect that it replicates. Any [[gold]] used to pay for these services is removed from the game&mdash;peaceful nurses add a 10% surcharge, which instead goes into the nurse's inventory. With the exception of the first, these services will only be available if the hero has an applicable condition that the nurse can cure:
-#"Fortify my health" (2000 zm) - This has the same effect as a potion of full healing, restoring up to 400 hp and additionally increasing max HP by 8 if this would fully heal you.
+#"Fortify my health" (2000 zm) - This has the same effect as a potion of full healing, restoring up to 400 hp and additionally increasing max HP by 8 if this would fully heal the hero.
 #"Something for my nerves" (1000 zm) - The nurse applies a course of tranquilizers that behaves like a blessed [[potion of sleeping]], with 15 [[sanity]] restored per application.
 #"Steroids" (1000 zm) - This has a similar effect to a blessed [[potion of restore ability]] from vanilla ''NetHack'', restoring all lost attributes to their former maximums.
 #"Extract morgul shards" (4000 zm) - This removes any and all [[morgul]] shards from your person, and generates 1 [[metal]] [[shuriken]] per shard with the "lesser morgul" [[Object properties#dNetHack|object property]].
-#"Antibiotics" (2000 zm) - This cures any sickness you currently have.
+#"Antibiotics" (2000 zm) - This cures any sickness the hero currently has.
 #"Remove slimy green growths" (2000 zm) - This cures any [[sliming]].
-#"Fertility treatment" (1000 zm) - This cures any sterility you have, which prevents you laying eggs in [[oviparous]] [[Polyself|polyforms]] and will always result in detrimental effects when consorting with [[foocubi]].
+#"Fertility treatment" (1000 zm) - This cures any sterility, which prevents the hero from laying eggs while they are [[polymorph]]ed into an [[oviparous]] monster and will always result in detrimental effects when the hero consorts with [[foocubi]].
-#"Brain surgery" (6000 zm) - Brain surgery removes one chosen thought granted by an [[insight]]: the process will lower your sanity by 10 points, reduce your [[wisdom]], [[intelligence]] and [[constitution]] by 1, halve your current HP, and creates a glyph on a shard in your inventory. You can [[read]] the shard at any time to re-implant the thought in your head.
+#"Brain surgery" (6000 zm) - Brain surgery removes one chosen thought granted to the hero by an [[insight]]: the process will lower the hero's sanity by 10 points, reduce their [[wisdom]], [[intelligence]] and [[constitution]] by 1, halve their current HP, and creates a shard with a thought glyph in their inventory. The hero can [[read]] the shard at any time to re-implant the thought in their head.
 ==Messages==

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 Nurses [[Monster starting inventory|always generate with]] a [[scalpel]] and a [[healer uniform]].
-Nurses generated in the [[Madman quest]] always generated with [[filth-encrusted]] scalpels and yellow healer uniforms.
+Nurses in the [[Madman quest]] are always generated with [[filth-encrusted]] scalpels and yellow healer uniforms.
 Nurses in the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]] generate with a blessed and [[fixed]] tiny +3 [[lightsaber]], a blessed +3 [[silver]] [[pistol]], 21-40 fixed +3 silver [[bullet]]s, a +7 white-colored pair of [[cloth]] [[Pair of shoes|shoes]], a +7 healer uniform, +7 white-colored [[Leather gloves|gloves]], and a +7 white-colored cloth [[cloak of protection]].

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 A nurse has a single weapon attack, and possesses the ability to heal adjacent targets: the base value is 2d6, with a +d6 applied for every three [[monster level]]s the nurse has above level 9. The amount a monster is healed by is based inversely on the target's [[DR]]: the higher damage reduction the target has, the less HP the nurse will restore. Nurses will only apply their healing to allied monsters: tame nurses will heal the hero and their other pets, while hostile nurses will heal other hostile monsters.
-[[Chatting]] to a nurse that is not hostile while the hero is not wearing armor and is not wielding a weapon allows them to consult the nurse for [[#Nurse services|services]].
+If the hero [[chat]]s to a nurse that is not hostile, and the hero is not wearing armor and is not wielding a weapon, they can consult the nurse for [[#Nurse services|services]] - otherwise, the nurse will give a message indicating what armor and weapons the hero needs to remove if they want to access services.
 ==Generation==
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 #"Fertility treatment" (1000 zm) - This cures any sterility you have, which prevents you laying eggs in [[oviparous]] [[Polyself|polyforms]] and will always result in detrimental effects when consorting with [[foocubi]].
 #"Brain surgery" (6000 zm) - Brain surgery removes one chosen thought granted by an [[insight]]: the process will lower your sanity by 10 points, reduce your [[wisdom]], [[intelligence]] and [[constitution]] by 1, halve your current HP, and creates a glyph on a shard in your inventory. You can [[read]] the shard at any time to re-implant the thought in your head.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==