My personal philosophy of nursing and my fundamental beliefs in nursing using the four meta-paradigm concepts: the nature of human beings, health , environment and nursing. First, I believe that the profession of nursing is focused on the nature of human beings as people. Care involves the patient as a whole and not just as a disease process. Second, I believe that health is on the same continuum as illness. Health is more about quality of life. Third, it is also necessary to look beyond the patient, to the environment in which they live. This is important because people come from different backgrounds and have their own stories, we cannot separate patients from their environment as they are interdependent. Finally, I believe that nursing involves being with each patient and taking an active role with them. This process of engaging in meaningful relationships requires that we, as nurses, be actively