It’s no secret that the ability to delay self-gratification to replace it with discipline and self-sacrifice in the service of a dream that shimmers in the distance like a mirage is among the distinguishing characteristics of Nurses. This work presents a special issue gathering contributions from our nursing heroes about their live experiences in context of COVID-19. The personal experiences were gathered from five nursing officers those who are working in COVID-19 wards in Puducherry. The overall aim of this phenomenological approach was to reveal and interpret Nurses’ lived experiences of working in COVID-19 wards in a hospital setting. Attempts to understand the nature of experiences Nurses undergo in the COVID-19 wards and the associated effects of personal values, opinions, and the social processes on the care they provide was done. The open-ended questions were prepared by intense review of literature related to standard guidelines, PPE protocols, current hospital management of COVID-19, dietary management, sustainable PPE use, infection control, masks affect, isolation protocols, workload and experiences of Nurses, difficulties faced, risk ratio involved, special allowances, after-work practices, mental state of patients and coping with the pandemic stress. Nurses feel proud that in this way at least, they get to contribute their services for the nation. Nurses and their specialised care were seen as crucial for recovery while lack of time, amenities and perceived work environment demands were viewed as the barriers to work performance.