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/jocn.15543 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved Title To what extent Unfinished Nursing Care tools coincide with the discrete elements of The Fundamentals of Care Framework? A comparative analysis based on a systematic review Running title Unfinished Nursing Care and Fundamentals of Care Authors Alvisa Palese PhD, MNS, BNS, RN, Associate Professor in Nursing Science 1 Jessica Longhini PhDs, MNS, BNS, RN, Research Fellow 1 Matteo Danielis PhDs, MNS, BNS, RN, Nurse Educator 1 1 Department of Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy. Corresponding author at 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 (A. Palese) Acknowledgements None. Conflict of interest No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors. Funding statement This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for- profit sectors. ORCID Alvisa Palese https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3508-844X Matteo Danielis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7417-3452 Accepted Article