This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/JONM.13176 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved Full title Strategies to prevent missed nursing care: an international qualitative study based upon a positive deviant approach Short running title Preventing missed nursing care List of authors Jessica Longhini a , Evridiki Papastavrou b , Georgios Efstathiou b, c , Panayiota Andreou d , Renate Stemmer e , Christina Ströhm e , Maria Schubert f , Susanne de Wolf-Linder f , Alvisa Palese a * a School of Nursing, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy b Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus c Nursing Services, Ministry of Health, Cyprus d University of Nicosia Medical School, Cyprus e Catholic University of Applied Sciences, Mainz, Germany f School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Science, Winterthur, Switzerland * Corresponding author. Alvisa Palese, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy Viale Ungheria 20 - 33010 Udine, Tel: 39(0)432-590926, e-mail address: alvisa.palese@uniud.it Acknowledgements The authors thank the Nurse Managers and Directors who participated in the study and expert colleagues who collaborated to collected data. Conflict of interest No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors. Funding statement With the support of the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union - NM4SAFETY - KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for higher education. This study is the first part of a large project called Strengthening knowledge and competencies of Nurse Managers for a safe care environment Accepted Article