<![CDATA[Background: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that attacks the breast and spreads throughout the body. The surgical procedure most often used for the management of breast cancer is mastectomy. Mastectomy is a surgical procedure of removing breast tissue. A problem that often arises in postoperative patients is pain. Method: The design of this research method uses a descriptive method in the form of a case study with a nursing process approach consisting of nursing review, diagnosis, intervention, implementation and evaluation. The subjects of the study were 2 postoperative mastectomy patients with acute pain problems at Muhammadiyah Palembang Hospital. Results: After the implementation of pain management nursing deep breath relaxation therapy for 3 days, it was obtained that from both patients postoperative mastectomy there was a decrease in pain scale from moderate pain scale to mild pain scale. In patient 1 of the pain scale 5 drops to pain scale 2 and patient 2 of the pain scale 5 decreases to pain scale 3. Conclusion: The application of deep breath relaxation therapy in both postoperative mastectomy patients can reduce pain intensity from a moderate pain scale to a mild pain scale.]]>
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