Objective: To explore the real thoughts and feelings of nurses assisting in Hubei province, during outbreak of COVID-19, so as to provide references for nursing managers to make decisions. Methods: A total of 12 nurses of a tertiary and first-class hospital in Ningxia were selected by purposive sampling methods. Colaizzi’s seven-step analysis method was used to collate and analyze the data. Results: 4 themes were extracted, including high sense of responsibility and mission, psychological state differences, discomfort of wearing medical protective equipment, and gratitude to social support. Conclusion: The overall experience of nurses assisting Hubei is positive, with a high sense of professional identity. However, nursing managers should also pay attention to gender of nurses, severity of the patient’s illness, changes of nurses’ mental state in different periods, and discomfort coming from protective equipment, so as to have a better respond to public health emergencies.