Nina had to put her hopes of becoming a doctor on hold and interrupt her medical studies for 10 years, to raise her cancer-stricken daughter Lily. But now Lily has been cured and 39-year-old Nina takes her life and career back in hand by accepting a job as a nurse at Madeleine Brès Hospital. There's never a moment's rest in the Internal Medicine Ward, where Nina wrestles with the disdain of her superiors. But she's passionate about her work and refuses to kowtow to senior staff.