[The dreams of the young are dashed against reality]

The dreams of the young collide with reality. In their professional trends class, third year nursing students at Algonquin College in Ottawa studied proposals from the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), the licencing body in that province. For example, the College is considering the development of a third level of nurse beyond the RNA and RN: a nurse specialized in advanced practice. The students expressed their concerns about the proposals in this letter to the College.