The Joy of Nursing Reclaiming Our Nobility

The Joy of Nursing Reclaiming Our Nobility is a candid personal memoir of discovery, rediscovery and inspiration. The book transports the reader into the exciting and unpredictable world of nursing through a collection of diverse experiences which illuminate and capture the vital energy, joys and pain of being a nurse. Author Juliana Adams BSN MSN MA (Psychology) shares these stories and her extensive 50 year career in healthcare to spotlight life lessons learned through the patient experience through good times and those of challenge. Her stories bring to life the competent and compassionate nurses that are at the core of a healthy and vibrant health care system. The concept of nursing as a Noble profession is explored with the unexpected discovery that patients gift nurses this honor. She invites nurses and patients to rethink their own personal frustrations, anger or disillusionment; replacing self-limiting beliefs with a personal invitation to discover Joy. Juliana excites her audience to live their inspired life. This book will appeal to both seasoned nurse, those considering a career in nursing as well as anyone who knows or has been a patient. Juliana’s book captures the essence and meaning of Hope for Healthcare; a timely and relevant discussion for our society.

Juliana Adams

Juliana Adams, BSN, MSN, MA is dedicated to the advancement of the nursing profession and is actively engaged in how nursing care is delivered. She is an author, speaker and film maker. In 2012 she produced the film Exposure, Reclaiming the Nobility of Nursing. This film led her to seek a greater understanding of the concept of nobility within nursing. What began as a metaphor of her own exposure to life and nursing, led her to write The Joy of Nursing: Reclaiming Our Nobility. Juliana has experienced many diverse environments; having worked in ICU’s, ER’s, Ambulatory Care, research, nursing leadership and as an entrepreneur. All contributed to her global perspective of nursing. She is an English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor who marvels at how her students, similar to the many patients she has cared for, enrich her life. Juliana personally believes that if everyone supported one person that needed assistance, it would result in having individual and societal needs met on a level that would far exceed our expectations. The gift of one’s self sows the seeds for all of humanity to heal.