A patient was recently discharged from the hospital following a protracted illness that included mechanical ventilation and treatment for sepsis. At his first postdischarge physician appointment, the patient reports "just not feeling like myself" and being "tired all the time." How would the nurse respond to this report?
1. "You should feel a lot better now that you are out of the hospital."
2. "I am not surprised because you were very sick."
3. "It may take several weeks before you get your strength back."
4. "You have to follow your discharge instructions and take all your medications correctly."
Answer: 3
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