Discharge Training and Telephone Counseling Applied by Nurses to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients: What Is It, Why Is It Important, What Are the Benefits?

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a complex and widely performed operation.After the operation, there are many problems that the patient may experience in the hospital and at home.In order to solve these problems, take precautions, and intervene quickly, discharge training and telephone counseling are of great importance.Thanks to discharge training and telephone counseling, the patient's self-care power will increase, coping and adaptation will be easier, and he or she will experience a faster and more comfortable recovery period.The primary purpose of this review is to provide information about the discharge training and telephone counseling given to patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and to convey its importance and benefits.