General Nursing graduate Shauna talks us through moving from Connemara to Athlone to pursue her dream of being a nurse, she discusses the benefits of the work placements and the typical day in the life of a nurse in University Hospital Galway. She speaks of the opportunities after completing her Nursing Degree including how she has gone on to further study in Athlone Institute of Technology in a Masters by Research and how the general role of a nurse has changed over the last number of years.