Abstract
M.Cur. (Intensive General Nursing)
The rehabilitation of the coronary artery bypass patient should be a continuation of the contact which exists during the hospitalisation phase, with specific reference to the
pre-dismissal phase. As a member of the health team, the nurse makes the most important inputs during this phase because she is the one who is in constant contact with the patient and his family.
The purpose of this study is to determine, by means of set criteria and within a nursing perspective, the contributions that are made by various support groups to the rehabilitation of persons who have undergone coronary artery bypass surgery.