Nurses are the hospital caregivers who tend to stand out from other healthcare professionals. They are constantly on the front lines to maintain an optimal environment for the well-being of their patients. For example, more than a year ago, I was visiting a friend and her young daughter, who had a heart transplant before the age of two, at Stollery Children's Hospital. I clearly saw how a nurse and her caring qualities, which she demonstrated with her young patient, set her apart from other healthcare professionals. The nurse's exemplary and loving interactions with her client demonstrate clear connections between emotional intelligence, the child's environment, and personal knowledge, one of Carper's four models of nursing knowledge. During a patient's stay in the hospital, how they interact with their environment is an important factor. factor in their health. Burger and Goddard (2009) recognize that a good environment for patients meets their physical needs and keeps them emotionally comfortable and safe (p. 249). Additionally, factors such as noise, distractions, and lack of privacy or space cause confusion, tension, and discomfort (p. 249). However, identifying that health is influenced by the environment moves away from the medical model of health which conceptualized “the body…being disconnected from the mind, soul, and social and environmental contexts or settings” (Young et Wharf-Higgins, 2009, p. Health is not only about the body, but also the mind. It has been proven that there is “a relationship between the experience of chronic stress and increased susceptibility to the common cold (Williams and Iruita, 2004, p.807). These findings reinforce that the mind and body are connected. Generally speaking, it is important for healthcare professionals, especially nurses, to monitor the environment and be aware of issues that often affect the patient physically, emotionally, and mentally. Especially with my friend's child who had a heart transplant, it is important to provide the most supportive environment. because with the heart transplant, the child is now immunosuppressed. Even if the child is immunocompromised, the connection between his body and his mind is remarkable. Williams and Iruita (2005) noted that the body is influenced by psychosocial influences and that the body can produce certain types of hormones caused by the emotional state (p. 807). Additionally, they wrote that stress was linked to certain autoimmune diseases and that positive emotions increased average levels of immunoglobulins (p..