CROSS-CULTURAL CARE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSES’ EXPERIENCE IN BORDER TERRITORIESABSTRACT
Objective: identify cross-cultural nursing care, based on the Sunrise model, based on primary care nurses’ experiences in border territories.
Method: this is qualitative research, carried out in Foz de Iguaçu, Brazil, with 18 nurses through semi-structured interviews, in person and remotely, between January 2020 and January 2021, and data analyzed by thematic analysis.
Results: the factors influencing individuals’ care and health were identified, according to their social, cultural structure and worldview, and the decisions and actions of transcultural care by nurses, through consultations or home visits. The Sunrise model components emerged empirically in primary care nurses’ practice.
Conclusion: it is recommended that health managers adopt the Transcultural Care Theory to guide culturally efficient nursing care practice, particularly in border territories.
DESCRIPTORS: Nursing; Cross-cultural nursing; Cultural diversity; Primary health care; Border