“…Given these and a myriad of other considerations, it is a wonder that any implementation is initiated, evaluated or sustained in our practice settings. Despite this, many of the articles in this issue speak to successful implementation of nursing innovations and interventions, ranging from, for example, interventions for pregnancy [Yang et al, 2023] or childhood asthma [Fan et al, 2023] through to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [Liou et al, 2023], from primary care [Cui et al, 2023] through to critical care [Xu et al, 2022]. Across the wide range of nursing practice settings, this editorial highlights many of the tacit components that must be taken into account to achieve change.…”