Nurse A cites the example of changing over to the needle-free canular as a change that provoked resistance from other team members, it proves to be an example of Nurse A motivated by altruistic ideals. Nurse A: ‘ I presented a lot of evidence from research as a tool to persuade everyone, I guess this demonstrated that it wasn’t just an opinion, but fact, I also researched how other units had made the change over and that although, yes it would involve learning new skills, in the long run, it would be better for us as clinicians and for the patients’ .