The two goals served as the catalyst for a run of goals for the remainder of the season; netting the winning goals in home victories over Yeovil Town and Charlton Athletic, as well as scoring in games against Bournemouth and Swindon Town. He scored his eighth of the campaign in Dagenham's 4–3 loss away to Brighton & Hove Albion. A double in a 3–0 home win over Carlisle United on the penultimate game of the season meant that Dagenham would go into the last game of the season needing to get at least a point away to Peterborough United, and hope results go their way, to avoid relegation. Nurse started as Dagenham were comfortably beaten 5–0 away to Peterborough, meaning the club would return to League Two. Nurse scored ten times in 28 starts, making a further 14 appearances as a substitute. Back in League Two for the 2011–12 campaign, Nurse was a regular starter as Dagenham won three of their first four league matches — Nurse scoring the winner in a 1–0 win against Bradford City at Valley Parade. He scored three times in as many matches throughout October 2011, although all three ultimately ended in defeat for Dagenham. He netted twice in the club's televised away trip to Bath City in an FA Cup replay on 23 November 2011, both of his goals coming in extra-time to give Dagenham a 3–1 win. He scored in the next round, his seventh of the season, a late equaliser against Walsall, as Dagenham would ultimately go on to reach the Third Round of the competition. He scored in the club's 3–2 victory over Rotherham United on 28 January 2012, in what was a repeat scoreline of the play-off final in 2010. It ultimately turned out to be Nurse's last goal for the club. His last game for the club was a 1–0 away victory over Port Vale on 31 March 2012, as his season was cut short due to injury. He made 46 appearances during the campaign, starting 43, and scored eight times. In May 2012, Nurse was released by Dagenham when his contract expired, ending his five-year association with the East London club. He made 205 appearances during his time at the club, scoring 32 goals. On his departure, Nurse said — "I sat down with John Still at the end of the 2011–12 season and was told that the club had to cut the budget and that unless they could get players off the wage bill I wouldn't be offered a new contract".