A father of a newborn tells the nurse, "I may not know everything about being a dad, but I'm going to do the best I can for my son.". The nurse interprets this as indicating the father is in which stage of adaptation?
A) Expectations
B) Transition to mastery
C) Reality
D) Taking-in
B
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The father's statement reflects transition to mastery because he is making a conscious decision to take control and be at the center of the newborn's life regardless of his preparedness. The expectations stage involves preconceptions about how life will be with a newborn. Reality occurs when fathers realize their expectations are not realistic. Taking-in is a phase of maternal adaptation.
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