Segurança do paciente: como a enfermagem vem contribuindo para a questão? Patient safety: how nursing is contributing to the issue? ¿Seguridad del paciente: cómo la enfermería viene contribuiendo a la cuestión?

Objectives: Characterizing the scientific production in nursing journals on patient safety and identifying the contributions of these productions for the same. Method: Integrative review in the databases of the Virtual Library of Nursing using the following health descriptors: nursing, patient safety, iatrogenic disease and adverse events. Results: We identified 6 categories: Culture of patient safety, adverse events, nursing care, education, reporting and ethical aspects. Conclusion: therefore, we checked the focal point of the researches, their contributions and advancements needed. Descriptors: Nursing, Patient safety, Iatrogenic disease, Medical errors.