Brief Bio

Karin Reuter-Rice is a nationally renowned pediatric acute care nurse practitioner and a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Reuter-Rice is co-editor of the first pediatric acute care multidisciplinary text (Pediatric Acute Care: A Guide for Interprofessional Practice, published in July, 2011.

Dr. Reuter-Rice came to DUSON from Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, CA, where she practiced in a tertiary care pediatric ICU. She holds a diploma in nursing from the University of Alberta Hospital School of Nursing in Canada. She earned her BSN, MSN (with specialization as a Family and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner), and PhD in Nursing from the University of San Diego. The findings from her dissertation research on psychosocial responses by adolescent male victims to peer bullying are potentially applicable to the development of interventions to identify high school students at risk for victimization and school violence.

Dr. Reuter-Rice has been a reviewer for national practice documents such as the AACN National Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Entry-Level Competencies in Graduate Education. She is the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board member on the task force revising national nurse practitioner curricular guidelines as part of the 2011 NONPF Task Force Criteria initiative. She serves on the editorial boards of several professional journals and currently co-edits the Case Studies/Acute and Subspecialty section for the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Dr. Reuter-Rice chairs the Acute Care Special Interest Group of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP). She also served as Acute Care PNP Member-at-Large, Executive Committee member, and Secretary of the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, and continues to represent NAPNAP as the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner representative to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing LACE Network. She is the 2013 recipient of the Henry K. Silver Memorial Award, presented by NAPNAP for her contributions to the expansion or improvement of pediatric health care and the advancement of the profession of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners at the national and/or international level.

Academic Program Affiliations

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Master of Science in Nursing Program

Education

PhD	University of San Diego
MSN	University of San Diego
BSN	University of San Diego

Professional Certifications

CPNP-AC/PC	Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: Primary Care (PC) & Acute Care (AC)
FNP	Certified Family Nurse Practitioner

Research Interests

Areas of research interest include:
● Pediatrics
● Critical Care
● Genetics
● Trauma: biomarkers associated with brain injury; neurocognitive-functional outcomes; traumatic brain injury; transcranial Doppler ultrasound; vasospasm
● Victimization

Awards and Honors

• 2013 Henry K. Silver Memorial Award, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)

• 2011 Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine

• 2010 Acute Care SIG Scholar of the Year, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

• 2009 Nurse Practitioner of Excellence, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego

• 2006 Award for Excellence in Nursing; Clinical Practice, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Zeta Mu Chapter

• 1991 Inducted, Sigma Theta Tau International

Areas of Expertise

• Acute / Critical Care
• Health Disparities
• Pediatric Nursing

Areas of Interest

• pediatric acute and critical care
• bullying and school violence
• adolescent behavior

Representative Publications

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26509727 Reuter-Rice, K., Patrick, D., Kantor, E., Nolin, C., Foley, J. Characteristics of Children Who Undergo Intraosseous Needle Placement. Adv Emerg Nurs J. October-December, 2015; 37(4); 301-7

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 26140576 O'Brien, N. F., Maa, T., Reuter-Rice, K. Noninvasive screening for intracranial hypertension in children with acute, severe traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg Pediatr. October, 2015; 16(4); 420-5

• 2015 -- Bennett, E. R., Reuter-Rice, K., Laskowitz, D. T. Genetic influences in traumatic brain injury. In Translational Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (Frontiers in Neuroscience), edited by Laskowitz, D. and Grant, G. October, 2015; pp. 179-218. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 25449002 Popernack, M. L., Gray, N., Reuter-Rice, K. Moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury in children: Complications and rehabilitation strategies. J Pediatr Health Care. May-June, 2015; 29(3); e1-7 PMCID: PMC4409446

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 25899097 Reuter-Rice, K., Krebs, M., Eads, J. K. Head injuries in school-age children who play golf. J Sch Nurs. April, 2015; 33(1); 185-217

• 2015 -- Pubmed # 25946386 Reuter-Rice, K., Eads, J. K., Berndt, S. B., Bennett, E. State of the science of pediatric traumatic brain injury: biomarkers and gene association studies (Chapter 6) Annu Rev Nurs Res. December 1, 2015; 33(1); 185-217

• 2013 -- Pubmed # 22575783 Reuter-Rice, K. Acute care pediatric nurse practitioner: a practice analysis study. J Pediatr Health Care. November, 2013; 27(6); 410-8

• 2013 -- Pubmed # 23102804 Bolick, B. N., Bevacqua, J., Kline-Tilford, A., Reuter-Rice, K., Haut, C., McComiskey, C. A., Cavender, J. D., Verger, J. T. Recommendations for matching pediatric nurse practitioner education and certification to pediatric acute care populations. J Pediatr Health Care. January, 2013; 27(1); 71-7

• 2012 -- Reuter-Rice, K., Bolick, B. (Eds.) Pediatric Acute Care: A Guide for Interprofessional Practice. 2012; Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 22177059 Bolick, B. N., Haut, C., Reuter-Rice, K., Leflore, J., McComiskey, C. A., Mikhailov, T. A., Cavender, J. D., Creaden, J. A., McLeod, R., Verger, J. The acute care pediatric nurse practitioner: curriculum overview. J Pediatr Health Care. May, 2012; 26(3); 231-7

• 2012 -- Reuter-Rice, K. This is NOT Child's Play: Our Children, Their Health, and How Nursing Can Help 2012;

• 2011 -- Pubmed # 21975498 Reuter-Rice, K., Duthie, S., Hamrick, J. Neurogenic pulmonary edema associated with pediatric status epilepticus. Pediatr Emerg Care. October, 2011; 27(10); 957-8

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 20091024 O'Brien, N. F., Reuter-Rice, K. E., Khanna, S., Peterson, B. M., Quinto, K. B. Vasospasm in children with traumatic brain injury. Intensive Care Med. April 1, 2010; 36(4); 680-7 PMCID: PMC2837183

• 2010 -- Pubmed # 18590872 Reuter-Rice, K. Bites that bleed: crotalid envenomation. J Pediatr Health Care. January, 2010; 22(4); 258-61

• 2009 -- Pubmed # 19103406 Reuter-Rice, K. Ecstasy in the emergency department: MDMA ingestion. J Pediatr Health Care. September 3, 2009; 23(1); 49-53

• 2008 -- Pubmed # 19114465 Reuter-Rice, K. Male adolescent bullying and the school shooter. J Sch Nurs. December 1, 2008; 24(6); 350-9

• 2006 -- Reuter-Rice, K. Approach to interpreting a pediatric chest radiograph. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 2006 Jul-Sep; 28(3); 175-187

Grant Funding (selected)

• Relationship of Endothelin-1 and Cerebral Vasospasm in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury  
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  71244
  09/2013-08/2016
  Project Goals: The aims of this study explore the relationships between cerebral vasospasm, endothelin 1 biomarker, endothelin 1 gene polymorphisms, and functional outcomes in children with a traumatic brain injury. Exploring the Endothelin 1 biomarker and gene polymorphisms will help us know if cerebral vasospasm can be identified in certain children and will aid in developing interventional approaches to promote improved outcomes.

• Physiologic Adaptation and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury  
  National Institutes of Health
  1P30-NR014139-01
  09/2012-06/2017
  Project Goals: The aims of this study explore the relationships between cerebral vasospasm, apolipoprotein-E (apo-E) genotype, physiologic symptoms, and neurocognitive outcomes that may either intensify or ameliorate secondary injury, for children with a traumatic brain injury. Exploring the apo-E genotype will help us know if injury response is altered in certain children and will aid in developing interventional approaches.

• Measuring Vasospasm, Biomarkers, and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury  
  DUSON Small Grant Program
  06/2011-05/2012
  Role: Principal Investigator
  This is a prospective feasibility pilot study that will measure cerebral vasospasm using a Transcranial Doppler ultrasound and collect biomarkers while examining neurocognitive outcomes in a traumatic brain injured child.

• Intraosseous Placement as a Predictor of Disposition to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit  
  Rady Children’s Pediatric Transport Data Base
  04/2009-03/2011
  Role: co-PI
  Project Goal: Dissemination of data – First responders and transport community.

• Vasospasm in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury  
  Rady Children’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (San Diego, CA)
  07/2007-06/2009
  Role: Sub-Principal Investigator
  Project Goal: Determine vasospasm in pediatric TBI; dissemination of data to the critical care community

• Psychosocial Responses by 9th & 10th Grade Male Students to Peer Victimization  
  Southern California High School District/Schools
  07/2004-06/2006
  Role: Principal Investigator
  Project Goal: Identify frequency of and response to victimization; dissemination of data to education and health care community