Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care
Peate, Mitchell · 3rd Edition
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care (3rd Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 35 chapters.
Overview
Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care (3rd Edition) organizes 35 chapters into three units, moving from the elements of care through the principles of care and finishing with the art and science of caring for people with specific disorders. This study guide is written from scratch to follow that same structure, so you review in the same order Peate and Mitchell's contributing authors present the material and always know which unit a topic belongs to. For every chapter you get a plain-English summary of the key concepts, learning objectives laid out up front, and exam-style practice questions with a full rationale for every answer, so it teaches you why each choice is right or wrong rather than just handing you a key. You'll start with Unit 1's professional, ethical, and health promotion foundations, then move through Unit 2's 17 chapters on caring principles across safeguarding, older people, learning disabilities, children, mental health, maternity, long-term conditions, surgery, cancer, infection control, nutrition, skin integrity, medicines, end-of-life care, families and carers, pain, and fluid balance. From there you'll work through Unit 3's system-by-system disorder chapters spanning immune, cardiovascular, haematological, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, endocrine, neurological, sensory, musculoskeletal, and skin disorders. Every chapter is matched to how the 3rd Edition organizes the material so your review stays aligned with your nursing fundamentals course sequence. As you study you'll practice the same person-centred, evidence-based reasoning that nursing fundamentals courses and clinical placements both test. Whether you're prepping for a course exam or your first clinical placement, this printable companion is built to be highlighted, annotated, and kept for the whole course, from your first unit through your final synthesis assignment. Original, independently written, and not affiliated with the publisher.
Aligned with foundational nursing practice coursework — the practice questions mirror how these courses test person-centred, evidence-based reasoning across care principles and body-system disorders.
- 1,050+ practice questions
- 35 chapters
- ~120 pages
- Instant PDF download
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- The professional nurse and contemporary healthcare
- Ethics, law, and health promotion
- The nursing process and models of nursing
- Safeguarding and dignity in care
- Caring for older people and people with learning disabilities
- Caring for children, young people, and families
- Mental health and maternity care principles
- Long-term conditions, surgical, and cancer care
- Infection prevention, nutrition, and skin integrity
- Medicine administration and end-of-life care
- Pain management and fluid balance
- System-by-system disorder care across the lifespan
Need the textbook itself?
The textbook itself, edited by Ian Peate and Aby Mitchell (Wiley), organizes 35 chapters across three units spanning the elements of care through system-by-system disorder care.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 35 chapters of Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care (3rd Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Instantly. A download link appears on screen and lands in your inbox the moment your payment clears.
Does this match the 3rd Edition specifically?
Yes — it's built around the 3rd Edition, following its three-unit, 35-chapter structure. Note this edition (co-edited by Ian Peate and Aby Mitchell) is distinct from an earlier 2014 edition of a similarly-titled book with different editors and a 37-chapter structure.
Is this the textbook or a study guide?
It's an original, independently written study guide that reviews the same topics in the same order — plain-English summaries, learning objectives, and exam-style practice questions with rationales. It does not reproduce the textbook and isn't affiliated with the publisher.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 3rd Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Nursing Practice: Knowledge and Care (3rd Edition) by Peate, Mitchell. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the publisher or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.