ABSTRACT Introduction: Fear and anxiety associated with newly emerging infectious diseases may cause a conflict between nurses' professional responsibilities and their perceptions of personal safety, which may affect the caregiver role of nurses. As a matter of fact, the worsening of working conditions of nurses during epidemics causes the quality of patient care to be adversely affected. Aim: The aim of the study is to determine the relationship between nurses' COVID-19 pandemic fear levels and their attitudes towards the caregiver role. Method: The sample of the descriptive study consisted of 310 nurses who were actively working in the COVID-19 pandemic hospital in Van between October 2020 and March 2021. Research data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the COVID-19 Fear Scale, and the Nurses' Attitude towards Caregiver Roles Scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive, comparator and correlational statistics. Results: In the study, between female nurses and the COVID-19 Fear Scale mean scores; it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the Nurses' Attitudes towards Caregiver Roles of the nurses who did not have children, had a postgraduate education level and lived alone (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant relationship between the mean scores of the COVID-19 Fear Scale and the Nurses' Attitudes Regarding Caregiver Roles Scale (p>0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that the nurses who care for COVID-19 patients were negatively affected psychologically by the pandemic, and their attitudes towards their caregiver roles were positive.