Should smokers be admitted into the nursing program?

[Elly Aker]

Hey, I am a pre nursing student and trying to write a persuasive speech on why smokers should not be allowed to apply for the nursing program.

What do you think? Should they/should they not? Why

My reasoning was that A) they are being hypocritical by deliberately mistreating their body while giving health advise to patients and B) the nursing program is so competitive and by eliminating smokers, there would be more openings for admittance, let me know what you think

[leenak]

Im not a smoker but I fill that if I pay my taxes, work my *** off, and spend my hard earned money to better myself then by god I should be able to smoke drink eat big macs and set on my *** after working a double shift and watch jerry springer. Plus I am over wieght also. So I feel that if people can save others peoples lives then it should matter wheather they smoke or drink or are over wieght. I would rather save a million lives before my own.

You can do whatever you want but that doesn't mean someone can't deny you unemployment. Being a smoker is not a protected right.