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Nurse

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Cheap early unlock — buys you one extra inventory slot to carry an extra treatment item between rooms.

Unlock cost
20 Credits
Currency
Animal Coins
Starting items
Special ability
Begins each shift with one additional inventory slot beyond the baseline class capacity.
Best for
Best for players who are comfortable with the diagnostic flow and now want raw throughput. An extra slot means you can stage two treatments per loop instead of one.

The 20-coin unlock that actually changes how you play

Nurse costs 20 Animal Coins — typically clearable in your first solid Shift 1-3 run — and the perk is concrete: +1 inventory slot. Most class perks are passive bonuses you only notice in retrospect; the inventory slot you notice immediately, every time you load up before a shift.

The extra slot lets you stage one additional treatment item between rooms, which directly reduces cabinet round-trips. In ambulance waves at Shift 4+, that's the difference between two treatments per loop and one.

What it doesn't replace

Nurse isn't a substitute for Surgeon (the eventual free-to-play endgame pick) or Security (combat-oriented). It's the bridge between Intern and the higher-investment unlocks. Most community guides treat Nurse as an obvious early grab that you eventually outgrow.

The +1 slot vs Head Nurse comparison

Head Nurse gives +3 inventory slots for 190 Robux. The Robux price is the trade-off — if you're not spending, Nurse's +1 is what you have access to. If you're considering Robux, Head Nurse's +3 outclasses Nurse so completely that there's no reason to use Nurse afterwards. The two are alternative paths to inventory expansion, not stacking layers.

Sources: Pro Game Guides tier list, ffbooyah classes guide.