title: Meet me at the crossroads: clinical research engages practitioners, educators, students, and patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many nurse researchers struggle to communicate the relevance of their work to colleagues in education and clinical practice, while making research "come alive" for graduate and undergraduate students. Last and most important, clinical research must be understandable and meaningful to the participants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Randomized trial.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this article, nurses in each of these roles review the same research project through their unique lens, discussing their unique project roles, highlighting multiple meanings and exploring implications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We call for nurses in multiple roles to consider the meanings of research from multiple perspectives and to communicate research findings in a manner understandable to all stakeholders.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. lbeebe1@utk.edu
authors.forename: Lora Humphrey
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Beebe
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burke
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015399:Nursing Research; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D012108:Research Personnel; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D016138:Walking / Q000523:psychology*