My initial nursing philosophy looks at nursing from health, nursing, environment and client perspectives. I will also explore my nursing philosophy based on accountability and responsibility for nursing judgment, decisions and actions; assignment and delegation of nursing tasks; and ethical and moral obligations. I believe that health should reflect the emotional, physical, social, cultural, spiritual and intellectual well-being of an individual. This holistic approach to defining health ensures that I understand health from all performance perspectives, which are required and considered desirable to maintain optimum health in a lifespan. Factors related to genetics and environments interact to influence the health of an individual. Thus, whenever clients make simple choices regarding health, for instance, such choices have significant impacts on their health. Health also reflects abilities to meet care and access. I have always regarded nursing as both art and science, which allows nurses to offer care to clients. Nursing, therefore, aims to enhance, restore and sustain the quality of life even in advanced stages of life to ensure that individuals retain their dignity. In their roles, nurses must rely on systematic approaches based on critical thinking to develop nursing care plans with assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and evaluation. Moreover, as a nurse, I believe in acting responsibly, adhering to the code of ethics, and conducting and upholding nursing values to ensure the quality of care. In my nursing philosophy, I have a strong belief that the client is the most important aspect of nursing. Thus, my philosophy accounts for individuals, caregivers, families and communities who influence healthcare outcomes in clients. The client has diverse attributes, including culture, socioeconomic background, spiritual, geographical, intellectual and emotional characteristics. In this regard, I must respect and value this diversity and appreciate the client’s uniqueness. I believe that through understanding diversity, I would be able to deliver client-centred care and improve nursing practices and client outcomes. Clients have unique attributes that lead to self-determination, but they are interdependent on others in society and possess shared needs and values. Finally, I consider the environment as both internal and external aspects that affect individuals’ health. I recognize that the environment is dynamic, and is, therefore, affects the health status of individuals. As various forces interact with environments, change is inevitable and ultimately individual health is greatly affected. Therefore, nursing practice and care should be adjusted to reflect such dynamics. My nursing philosophy also reflects accountability and responsibility for nursing judgment, decisions and actions. As a nurse, I understand that I bear the greatest responsibility for the nursing care that I provide to clients. Moreover, I am also individually accountable for the nursing practice quality that I offer to patients. My philosophical approach to nursing practice is based on immediate care, collaboration, delegation and other activities, which support improved patient outcomes such as research, teaching and leadership. In every case, I understand that I must be