Nurse zombies are resilient, and provide buffs and healing to other nearby zombies of any type.
Every 20 ticks nurse zombies heal other zombies within 6 blocks of them for 2 health and give them resistance for 20 ticks.
Nurse zombies will not heal or buff themselves but will heal and buff other nurse zombies.
Drops[]
Nurse zombies drop 1-2 rotten flesh, as well as either a bandage or a Contaminated Syringe.
They also have a 1/10 chance of dropping either their Nurse's Hat or Bonesaw.
Spawning[]
Nurse Zombies are found in hospital and veterinary clinic structures, as well as replacing 1/100 of natural zombie spawns.
Nurse Zombies also replace 1/100 of zombies spawned in generated hordes, located in a wasteland city biome.
In the horde events between day 110 and day 190, Nurse Zombies have a probability of spawning of 1/31.
Additionally one or more Nurse Zombies always spawn as part of a Zombie Ambush.