In addition to the general care provided by health professionals, the study group received discharge training created according to the Nursing Interventions Classification.

The control group continued to receive the routine care

In addition to the routine care they received, the patients in the intervention groups were given discharge training developed in the pre-discharge period. Discharge training consisted of a verbal and written information booklet containing instructions for the patient and the patient's caregiver on pain management, nutrition management, incision site care, strengthening self-care, returning to daily life activities, and colostomy care. Discharge training was given in the service after evaluating the surgical recovery status of the patient before discharge. The average duration of each training was 30-45 minutes. The patients were evaluated in terms of surgical recovery by calling by phone 2 weeks after discharge, 4 weeks and 8 weeks later. The developed education booklet was given to the patient and it was ensured that he could benefit from the information at home.

assessed using the Patient Evaluation Form, nine defining features of the diagnosis of "delayed surgical recovery" defined in NANDA-I (delaying starting activities at home / work, understanding that more time is required for recovery/ recovery, need for assistance in self-care practices, evidence indicating impaired surgical site presence (discharge, swelling, redness, pain, presence of one of the bleeding in the area mild; the presence of all will be marked as severe distress), loss of appetite with nausea, loss of appetite without nausea, difficulty in moving around, pain or discomfort, fatigue) It contains questions.

The patient evaluation form was created using the Nursing Outcomes Classification of the five-point Likert-type scale measuring the severity of descriptive features. The expression "severely distressed" was "1 point"; The expression "significantly distressed" was evaluated as "2 points", "moderately distressed" as "3 points", "mildly distressed" as "4 points", and "no

assessed using the Patient Evaluation Form. The form is composed of nine items. The form is The expression "severely distressed" was "1 point"; The expression "significantly distressed" was evaluated as "2 points", "moderately distressed" as "3 points", "mildly distressed" as "4 points", and "no distress" as "5 points". The patient can get a minimum of nine and a maximum of 45 points. As the score for each evaluation question increased, the improvement was evaluated as positive. It was applied by telephone in the second week after discharge.

assessed using the Patient Evaluation Form. The form is composed of nine items. The form is The expression "severely distressed" was "1 point"; The expression "significantly distressed" was evaluated as "2 points", "moderately distressed" as "3 points", "mildly distressed" as "4 points", and "no distress" as "5 points". The patient can get a minimum of nine and a maximum of 45 points. As the score for each evaluation question increased, the improvement was evaluated as positive. It was applied by telephone in the fourth week after discharge.