Abstract
Objective: Report of experiences lived in the extracurricular internship at the Patient Safety Center in a large hospital in a city in Bahia. Experience report: As a starting point, the trainee appropriated knowledge about the protocols, routines, documents and as international goals for patient safety that was being implemented in the hospital. The practice of the internship was created with the activities of patient identification, performing actions in loco in the sectors of hospitalization. Right after the activities were carried out in sectors to analyze the emergency cart, checking if they had a conference record and checking medications and supplies. Then, in the operating room, the admission of patients and the identification of non-conformities for safe surgery were tried. Final considerations: Being part of the Patient Safety Center, enabling the student to put into practice the content learned in the classroom, strengthening the teaching-learning relationship and preparing it for quality nursing care, with a focus on patient safety. This study being a contribution for health interns who wish to develop activities in this area.