Abstract
Objective: To identify the different forms of popular knowledge and practices as an issue that needs to be known and discussed in the academic community, and how a nursing theory can support nurses' work in a cross-cultural way. Experience Report: A bibliographical research was carried out on the subject and from the seized content an educational primer containing the health and disease practices and care of the indigenous, riverine and Afro-descendant peoples from the point of view of cross-cultural theory was elaborated. Then it was presented to the nursing students of the 7th grade. Period of the Amazon Metropolitan College (FAMAZ). Discussion: The study showed a nursing theory that allows us to treat our beliefs and rituals differently from ours and that this is to have a holistic view about people who are part of different ethnicities and practice a traditional way of care, as well as cultural and ethnic diversity of the Amazon, its health care practices making it possible to construct a light technology to spread this knowledge in college. Final Thoughts: The Amazonian culture is formed by several peoples, they have their own knowledge and health professionals must know and know how to deal with and respect their experiences, integrating them with scientific care. The elaboration of the booklet with this information provided to spread this knowledge to other nursing academics, with the certainty that caring in this perspective is a great challenge for nurses.