Abstract
The objective of this study was to validate the appearance of an adverse event notification (EA) instrument based on the “System of Notification and Learning for Patient Safety” proposed by the Spanish Ministry of Health, from the perception of nurses of the Medicine and Surgery Areas of the Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Hospital during the first semester of 2017. Based on a qualitative design, 15 nurses participated in the apparent validation of the instrument. No contributions were recorded regarding the writing and logical sequence of the information. Three items were added. The foregoing, considering that the ideas expressed were in accordance with the principles of voluntary reporting, non-punishability, confidentiality, systemic orientation, promotion of analysis for learning and implementation of improvements. It is concluded that the instrument is considered adequate for the notification of adverse events associated with health care in that hospital center.