Cardiac surgery rehabilitation is a set of procedures performed after heart surgery. It is a carefully designed program by medical professionals to re-enable a person with life and work functioning to the fullest extent possible. It is performed within a multidisciplinary healthcare team. It is implemented in three phases through risk factor control, nutritionist counseling, psychological counseling, and exercise. Each patient requires an individualized approach through all rehabilitation procedures. The nurse is present through all phases of rehabilitation. It is necessary to set a certain level of mutual trust between the patient and the nurse in order to be able to provide psychological support and motivate him to certain health-related changes in order to participate together in preventing postoperative complications and contribute to faster recovery. The nurse conducts patient education along with the rest of the rehabilitation team. She is the first to introduce the patient and his family to the rehabilitation program. The patient is educated about his physical condition and limitations after surgery, the application of prescribed therapy according to the doctor's instructions, adequate nutrition of cardiac patients and changes in life habits. It encourages him to perform the exercise throughout the day, according to his abilities. Also, the nurse applies all the acquired knowledge and skills of providing health care. Supervises the patient and takes care of the wound. The nurse in the cardiac rehabilitation department is trained to recognize risks and adequately respond to treatment complications and emergencies.