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The Sunrise Enabler The Sunrise Enabler was developed as a tool to guide nurse researchers using the Culture Care Theory. This theory can be the base for qualitative nurse researchers to discover the best culturally relevant nursing care methods. The Sunrise Enabler (SRE) tool is for those looking to describe, explain, interpret someone’s worldview, and cultural meanings, symbols, and experiences of some aspect of actual or potential nursing care. I find this tool offers great insight as an inquirer into a culture with which one may not be fully familiar. If you look at the SRE, you will note a horizon in the center, with concepts both above and below. Above the horizon, you are looking at major dimensions of any culture and what influences the culture and worldview. The goal for the nurse researcher is to use the above-the- horizon information one discovers to address staying healthy, treating illness, and respectfully honor death and dying practices. Now, look below-the-horizon. With cultural findings and insights thus far, one who uses this tool is seeking to respect diverse contexts and consider whether those for whom you are caring use folk practices and or use or accept professional care. Finally, one makes some conclusions about best care proposals for the specific culture:

1) Show respect to preserve/maintain safe/accurate practices 2) Negotiate with individuals/leaders/policy makers to allow folk practices and likely

compromises in usual care practices 3) Note and address unsafe/inaccurate understandings

The SRE helps guide an in-depth examination. One moves back and forth as new information is revealed. The overall goal is to offer culturally relevant care for health, wellbeing, or dying. Is not this also the goal of ministry and missionary care? I propose that this exemplar can be very useful beyond nursing, to other professions that engage in cross-cultural care, such as ministry or missionary experiences. Cecily Strang, RN, BSN, MNsg, PhD