i >> host: susan apold >> guest: i'm so sorry to hear about your experience. i hope you'll feel better better and do well. all nurses are trained in pain management. nurse practitioners are trained in pain management. we have no -- hopefully her experiences will be much better as you encounter health care professionals, nurses and nurse practitioners specifically who are able to provide the level of compassion, care and concern you need and you can rest assured the knowledge we have qualifies us to provide pain management. >> host: can nurse the fissures run emergency care clinics? >> guest: yes, they can run emergency care clinics. >> host: do they? >> guest: i don't know any places where they do. there are many throughout the country and specifically emergency rooms. what do you have mind? >> host: urgent care. >> guest: can i just? today yes. the clinics affiliated with pharmacies around a nurse practitioners. >> host: craig, will have a cut arkansas come a republican line. >> caller: yes, good morning. i would like to stay nurses do a great job and they ne

host: susan apold? guest: i am so sorry to hear about your experience, and i hope you will be feeling better. all nurses are trained in pain management. nurse practitioners are also trained in pain management. we have no intention of taking over for physicians, but we are able to manage pain. hopefully your experiences will be much better as you encounter healthcare professional nurse -- health care professionals, nurse practitioners, who are able to provide the level of compassion and care that you need. you can rest assured that the knowledge that we have qualified us to provide pain management. host: can nurse predators run emergency care clinics? guest: yes. host: do they? guest: i don't know any places where they do. we manage -- there are many nurse clinics throughout the country. specifically emergency room, what you have in mind? host: just an urgent care -- guest: can they? yes. do they? yes. greg on the republican line from arkansas. caller: good morning. guest: good morning. caller: i would l

susan apold? guest: i meant to comment on the point of education. indeed it is not true that ansician assistants have associate's degree. i thank you. host: are there still lpns? guest: there are. fewer and fewer but they are still there. host: susan apold of the american association of nurse practitioners. guest: thank you for having me. host: one more segment. we are going to learn how and if america is ready to retire -- ready to retire. >> jobless numbers in this hour show the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 16,000 last week. it is the second straight weekly increase. the labor department says applications increased to a seasonally adjusted 7300. the longer-term trend in layoffs remains consistent with an improved job market. the commerce department says the economy grew at an annual rate of 0.4% in the october-december quarter. the revision reflects stronger business. gun control supporters are continuing their efforts to get democrats to support background checks for gun purchases. gun-control groups are holding ralli

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