Heroines in Covid-19 times: visibility of nursing in the pandemic.

Objective: To analyze the visibility of Nursing workers through images, which circulated in the media during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: Cultural analysis that aims to articulate the image and its effects with theories from authors in the field of Cultural Studies.

Results: Six figures were selected in which nurses are portrayed as heroines to fight Covid-19 and are promoted from supporting actor to main character, combining the care strategy with the scientific discourse of defense of social isolation.