Your Client Is Being Discharged from the Acute Care Hospital

Your client is being discharged from the acute care hospital after treatment for an episode of congestive heart failure.During his hospitalization he was placed on diuretic therapy; now his lungs are clear and his vital signs are stable.He was also ruled out for a myocardial infarction.His wife comments to you that she will make certain that her husband ceases his sexual activities now that he has had a heart attack.In answering,you consider that:

A) your client should no longer have sexual relations because of the demand on his heart.
B) the energy expenditure during sex is equivalent to briskly climbing six flights of stairs.
C) many people with heart disease reduce their sexual activity out of fear and lack of knowledge of their condition.
D) the area of sexuality is too intimate an area to discuss with the client.