A client is being discharge after successful CABG surgery. Despite the positive prognosis, the nurse cautions the client and family that
A) a heart attack could happen at any time.
B) heart disease can always return.
C) postoperative depression is common.
D) the real results of the operation are not yet known.

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Postoperative depression, fatigue, incisional discomfort, dyspnea, and anorexia are common. By the fourth or fifth week, clients are feeling much better, and by 1 year after the operation, 93% report improved quality of life.

A Client Is Being Discharge After Successful CABG Surgery