Introduction:

There is a need to obtain the feel of the nursery receptor culturally competent, without the requirement of getting the nursery feel. The public health nursing and the indigenous Embera's points of view were interpreted about the care gotten in a culturally competent act.

Methodology:

Interpretative ethnography with participant observations and interviews. In this study participated three nurses and eleven indigenous. Data were analyzed according to Leininger's proposal.

Conclusions:

To know the perspectives from the receptor and the care provider, allow to improve the public health culturally competent care affects.

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