A client is scheduled to have CABG surgery next week. To best meet the client's need for psychosocial support, which intervention by the nurse would be best?
A) Ask the client and family to relay fears and questions.
B) Discuss the possible need for blood products during or after the operation.
C) Provide written and oral instructions along with contact phone numbers.
D) Refer the client to the preoperative educational classes at the hospital.

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All options are appropriate. However, since the psychological preparation of the client before surgery is so important, many hospitals have instituted preoperative educational classes. These classes greatly reduce client and family fear and apprehension.

A Client Is Scheduled to Have CABG Surgery Next Week