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Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the care experiences of nurses in the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The research was carried out using descriptive phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods. The sample of the study consisted of 30 nurses working in the Covid-19 intensive care clinic of a training and research hospital and agreed to participate in the study. Necessary ethical permissions were obtained to conduct the study. "Individual Introduction Form" and "Semi-Structured Interview Form" created by the researchers were used to collect the research data. The interviews were conducted in a quiet, non-interference-free interview room, with an average of 15-30 minutes per session. The data were analyzed using the NVIVO 12 Pro package program. Results: 73.3% of the participants are women and 50.0% are in the 18-25 age group. As a result of the content analysis of the research data, two main themes are "being a nurse in the Covid-19 pandemic" and "caregiving experiences for a patient with a diagnosis of Covid-19" determined. The sub-themes of the theme of being a nurse in the Covid-19 pandemic are “Be out of breath”, “Fatigue”, “Sacrifice”, “Devotion”, “Worry”, “Long working hours”, “Professional satisfaction”, “Fear of harming relatives”; The sub-themes of the main theme of caregiving experiences to patients with a diagnosis of Covid-19 were determined as "Realizing the healing power of care", "Feeling safe while giving care", "Perception of the inadequacy of the applied treatment", "Helplessness" and "Burnout". Conclusion: As a result of this study, the findings reveal the meaningfulness of being a nurse during the pandemic process and show that they have had positive and negative experiences in terms of individual and professional.

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