The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner



The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner

Introduction

The twentieth century has seen the consolidation of an organized health sector, which has a considerable impact on health and quality of life of the population. However, as we enter the twenty-first century the people move a step ahead and get involved into the health sector with the important focus social aspects. Moreover, this notion created a phenomenon difference as nursing in Australia received a big boost last year, with the number of nurses in the country growing nearly twice as fast as the population as a whole, according to a new study. On the contrary, despite the two-per-cent growth of working nurses from 2009 to 2010 compared with a 1.1 per cent rise in population - the Australian Institute for Health Information says the ratio of nurses to Australia is still lower than it was before health care saw serious cuts almost two decades ago (Marshall, 2000).

However, along with the demographic transition and changes in lifestyles, dedicated media reports, programs, and sections to the topic of health. Moreover, this is a sense Australian enjoy the stability brought about by their job because they are considered to be capable of generating direct income from their practice inside and outside the hospital (Eckersley, Dixon, & Douglas 2001).

Thus, paper focuses upon the connections that generate the rise in nursing practitioner in accordance with the sociological perspective of health.

Discussion

The health of any population is determined by social, among which include individuals who evaluate their health status in relation to the other, secondly, generate ideas about health change over time, thirdly, they shave a health related quality of life, fourth, often regarding health is intertwined with morality, and health status is related to social inequality. However, a population who have social thinking like this can have the level of health increased. Moreover, both the practitioner as well as the overall health of the population gets better and because of this nursing quantity and quality increases (Lusk, et. Al, 2001).

A nurse practitioner is educated to make his or her diagnosis and facilitate treatment on a patient. However, practice of the profession may vary from one state to another. Many states allow nurse practitioners to function independently from doctors. For other states with stricter policies, nurse practitioners are obliged to get additional continuing education units and a longer time required for clinical practice and residency period. This group of professionals can demand a higher rate of salary than ordinary registered nurses and vocational nurses. But their salary is still way less than that of the physician, considering that they have a shorter time devoted to their education (Murphy, 2010).

The annual salary of a nurse practitioner is indeed quite competitive. This is one of the many aspects that give more dimensions to the question how social health gave rise to nurse practitioners. Given the weight of their jobs, the annual expected salary from their practice is estimated to be approximately at $ 92,000 per ...