Objective:

To introduce a nursing decision-and-action plan based on a cross-cultural approach through the Rising Sun Model created by Madeleine Leininger.

Content synthesis:

Qualitative research under the case report method that involved the participation of a rural family from the municipality of Villamaría (Caldas, Colombia), from November 2017 to September 2018. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on individual-family care conditions, social determinants, and family risk. Family assessment instruments were also applied. The information was analyzed using the Bardin technique, after its systematization in ATLAS.ti software. A plan for nursing decisions and actions, resulting from the conjunction of popular and professional systems, is presented in the light of an assessment consistent with culture. Seven factors were evaluated based on the Rising Sun Model (technological, religious, social, cultural, political, economic, educational), selecting the phenomenon known as "overload of elderly family caregivers."

Conclusions:

The suggested approach gives nursing professionals analytical tools in order to provide care according to people's needs, values, beliefs, and lifestyles.

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