This report discusses the experience of taking care of a 43-year-old female who received surgical resection of gun cancer. Form March 25 to April 9, 2004, we performed nursing care for this patient while she stayed in ward. Based on the 11 functional patterns of Gorden's, information was collected and analyzed. Ineffective airway clearance, disturbed sleep pattern, and disturbed body image were the three major nursing problems found. In order to help the patient face her physiological, psychological and spiritual changes after tumor resection, several strategies were performed. These included; to build up a good therapeutic relationship with patient and her families, to plan nursing activities with them.