乳癌的治療方式以外科手術為主,手術後的復健運動不僅可降低術後淋巴水腫及肩關節活動障礙合併症的發生,且使婦女儘快的恢復其身體功能,適應重返家庭、社會的生活,以降低疾病所造成的衝擊。由於醫療科技的進步已可減少病患的住院天數,因此,護理人員應提供術後復健照顧的相關訊息,並指導手臂復健運動,不僅可預防或降低術後患側手臂產生的問題,同時協助乳癌婦女在恢復期階段儘快的適應其生活。居家的手臂復健運動能早日的促進病患恢復術前的身體活動功能,以期能重掌失序的生活,這是乳癌手術治療的最終目的。護理專業人員對於復健運動的指導與衛教是責無旁貸,也是護理人員最重要的任務。
Treatment of breast cancer is mainly by surgical resection. Post-surgical rehabilitation can reduce occurrence of lymphoedema and complication of impairment of shoulder mobility. It also can restore women's body function to help women back to normal family and social life more rapidly in order to reduce the impact caused by the disease. Modern medical technology may shorten the hospitalization days after surgery. The nursing personnel should provide post-surgical rehabilitation relating information and instruct arm rehabilitation exercise to the patients. Arm rehabilitation exercise can prevent the arm problem after surgery and help patients back to normal life during recovery period. Besides, in-home arm rehabilitation exercise can make patients recover to pre-surgical health status and normal life. These are ultimate goals of treatment. Education and instruction of rehabilitation exercise are duty-bound and the most important task of the nursing personnel.