INTRODUCTION: THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFFECTED THE ENTIRE POPULATION, INCLUDING THE HEALTH PERSONNEL, SUCH AS NURSES. NURSES, BY LIVING THROUGH THE DISEASE, ACQUIRED VALUABLE EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOWED THEM TO REDEFINE THEIR EXISTENCE AS BEINGS IN THE WORLD. OBJECTIVE: TO UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCES OF NURSES WITH COVID-19 AND ISOLATED IN THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. METHODS: A QUALITATIVE-PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY WAS CONDUCTED FROM THE EXISTENTIALIST PERSPECTIVE OF HEIDEGGER. THIRTEEN NURSES WORKING IN HOSPITALS IN LIMA, PERU, PARTICIPATED DURING THE MONTHS FROM OCTOBER 2020 TO JUNE 2021. THE SAMPLE WAS OBTAINED BY “THEORETICAL SATURATION.” IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY, USING GUIDING QUESTIONS; AND THE TESTIMONIES WERE RECORDED AND TRANSCRIBED WITH PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. FOR DATA PROCESSING, THEY WERE SUBJECTED TO BRAUN AND CLARKE’S THEMATIC ANALYSIS. RESULTS: AFTER TRANSCRIPTIO...