The preceptor is reviewing material prior to discussing Spencer and Ad

QUESTION

The preceptor is reviewing material prior to discussing Spencer and Adams’s Models of Transition with a group of new nursing students. In which order should the preceptor introduce this information?

1. The pit
2. Integration
3. Losing focus
4. Testing the limits
5. Letting go of the past
6. Minimizing the impact
7. Searching for meaning

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 3, 6, 1, 5, 4, 7. 2

Spencer and Adams developed a model of transition that includes seven stages: 1. losing focus; 2. minimizing the impact; 3. the pit; 4. letting go of the past; 5. testing the limits; 6. searching for meaning; and 7. integration.