For paid military service to constitute wage labour, soldiers’ labour power ought to be acquired on a labour market. Such a market develops when multiple employers compete over the labour of the same pool of workers and workers can negotiate their terms of service. As argued in this chapter, during the campaign of Alexander soldiers not only leveraged their collective voice to improve their conditions of service but were also promoted up the ranks when their skill set warranted it. These phenomena laid the foundations for the development of a market for labour during the Wars of the Successors, when multiple employers had to vie for the service of the same group of soldiers. Increasingly motivated by monetary gains and not restricted by political allegiance, these soldiers enlisted with the highest bidder, thereby driving the price of military labour upwards.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are well placed to provide an alternate source of primary health care offering increased accessibility and consumer choice, particularly for those in rural and subregional communities (Kelly et al., 2017). They have the capacity and capability to provide high-quality, effective and efficient clinically focused health care delivery in a variety of contexts (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2018). Recognised as advanced practice nurses internationally and nationally, the NP role has emerged as a potential response to meet the challenges of rising health care demand and is proving effective in promoting transformational changes within the primary health care sector (Contandriopoulos et al., 2016; Grant et al., 2017; Gray, 2016). The concluding chapter of this text discusses the key attributes that contribute to the uniqueness of the NP's role, discusses the scope of practice and key functions of the primary care NP, and provides an understanding of career progression for nurses considering the NP role within the Australian context.

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are well placed to provide an alternate source of primary health care offering increased accessibility and consumer choice, particularly for those in rural and subregional communities (Kelly et al., 2017). They have the capacity and capability to provide high-quality, effective and efficient clinically focused health care delivery in a variety of contexts (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2018). Recognised as advanced practice nurses internationally and nationally, the NP role has emerged as a potential response to meet the challenges of rising health care demand and is proving effective in promoting transformational changes within the primary health care sector (Contandriopoulos et al., 2016; Grant et al., 2017; Gray, 2016). The concluding chapter of this text discusses the key attributes that contribute to the uniqueness of the NP's role, discusses the scope of practice and key functions of the primary care NP, and provides an understanding of career progression for nurses considering the NP role within the Australian context.