The objective is to analyze the contribution of nursing in health research, for life care in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic. A compilation is presented about the importance of health research for life care and how nursing contributes to this crucial issue for humanity during the COVID-19 pandemic. This writing is aimed at students of health sciences and anyone who is venturing into health research, seeks to motivate reflection on aspects such as: where does the research come from, how care and the health-disease process are integrated communities, why health research is important, how health research in general and nursing in particular make contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the discipline makes its contribution to health research, in order to exercise his mission of caring for life.