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Karin Eve Reuter Rice

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
307 Trent Drive, DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710
307 Trent Drive, DUMC 3322, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


Examination of Social Determinants of Health Characteristics Influencing Maternal Postpartum Symptom Experiences.

Journal Article Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · February 2025 Postpartum women experience multiple, co-occurring postpartum symptoms. It is unknown if social determinants of health (SDOH) influence postpartum symptom typologies. This secondary analysis used the Community and Child Health Network study data. Participa ... Full text Cite

Critical Data for Critical Care: A Primer on Leveraging Electronic Health Record Data for Research From Society of Critical Care Medicine's Panel on Data Sharing and Harmonization

Journal Article Critical Care Explorations · November 15, 2024 A growing body of critical care research draws on real-world data from electronic health records (EHRs). The bedside clinician has myriad data sources to aid in clinical decision-making, but the lack of data sharing and harmonization standards leaves much ... Full text Cite

Nursing Interventions and Intracranial Pressure Change in Pediatric Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.

Journal Article Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN · September 2024 BackgroundNursing interventions in the care of pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have a direct effect on intracranial pressure (ICP), yet they have been largely underexplored. Early evidence is therefore needed to des ... Full text Cite

An Approach to Diversifying the Selection of a Guideline Panel-The Process Utilized for the Updated Adult Critical Care Ultrasound Guidelines.

Journal Article Critical care medicine · August 2024 ObjectivesClinical practice guidelines are essential for promoting evidence-based healthcare. While diversification of panel members can reduce disparities in care, processes for panel selection lack transparency. We aim to share our approach in f ... Full text Cite

Association of hydroxyurea adherence with transcranial Doppler screenings in children with sickle cell disease.

Journal Article Pediatr Blood Cancer · July 2024 BACKGROUND: National sickle cell disease (SCD) guidelines recommend oral hydroxyurea (HU) starting at 9 months of age, and annual transcranial Doppler (TCD) screenings to identify stroke risk in children aged 2-16 years. We examined prevalence and proporti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Initiation Time, Kidney Injury, and Hypervolemia in Critically Ill Children.

Journal Article Critical care nurse · June 2024 BackgroundThe mortality rate of pediatric patients who require continuous renal replacement therapy is approximately 42%, and outcomes vary considerably depending on underlying disease, illness severity, and time of dialysis initiation. Delay in t ... Full text Cite

Maternal Psychological Symptom Trajectories From 2 to 24 Months Postpartum: A Latent Class Growth Analysis.

Journal Article Nursing research · May 2024 BackgroundPostpartum women experience an array of psychological symptoms that are associated with adverse health behaviors and outcomes including postpartum suicidal ideation and long-term depression. To provide early management of postpartum psyc ... Full text Cite

Examination of Maternal Allostatic Load Among Postpartum Women With Distinct Postpartum Symptom Typologies.

Journal Article Biol Res Nurs · April 2024 BACKGROUND: An increased allostatic load (cumulative physiologic wear and tear of the body) can lead to adverse health outcomes. Symptom experiences are known to influence allostatic load. Yet, the relationships between postpartum symptom typologies and ma ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in maternal psychological symptom profiles from 2 to 6 months postpartum: an application of latent transition analysis.

Journal Article Archives of women's mental health · April 2024 To identify subgroups of postpartum women with different psychological symptom profiles at 2 and 6 months postpartum and to examine how they transition between symptom profiles over time using latent transition analysis (LTA). We used secondary data from t ... Full text Cite

A study protocol for risk stratification in children with concussion (RSiCC): Theoretical framework, design, and methods.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2024 Research shows that one in five children will experience a concussion by age 16. Compared to adults, children experience longer and more severe postconcussive symptoms (PCS), with severity and duration varying considerably among children and complicating m ... Full text Link to item Cite

Variability of day-to-day pulsatility index change in children with cerebral malaria.

Journal Article Frontiers in neurology · January 2024 IntroductionCerebral malaria (CM) is a devastating disease and better understanding of etiologies of the resulting neurologic injury is needed. The purpose of this study is to describe the day-to-day (DTD) pulsatility index (PI) change measured by ... Full text Cite

Identification of postpartum symptom subgroups and associated long-term maternal depressive symptoms and well-being.

Journal Article Research in nursing & health · October 2023 Many postpartum women experience postpartum symptoms which often occur in clusters (i.e., three or more co-occurring symptoms that are related to each other). To date, research has focused on individual symptoms, which limits our understanding of how postp ... Full text Cite

Postpartum symptom clusters in birthing individuals: A systematic review.

Journal Article Journal of clinical nursing · August 2023 BackgroundBirthing individuals experience various postpartum symptoms which have been associated with adverse health outcomes. Previous systematic reviews have focused on the examination of individual symptoms and their impact on health, which hav ... Full text Cite

The SMART healthcare solution

Journal Article Advances in Precision Medicine · July 21, 2023 Substitutable Medical Apps Reusable Technologies (SMART® ) on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources   (FHIR) is an open, standards platform that allows third parties to build health applications that interact with electronic health record (EHR ... Full text Cite

Envisioning career trajectory post-PhD in nursing: Lessons learned from a professional development project.

Journal Article Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · May 2023 BackgroundNursing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students can pursue diverse career opportunities within and outside of academia upon graduation. However, mentor-mentee models, competing demands, and limited resources can challenge students as they se ... Full text Cite

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: The 2018 Practice Analysis.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · March 2022 IntroductionPractice research serves as the certification framework for validating advanced practice roles and updating national qualifying examinations. This national study informed an update of the Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute ... Full text Cite

Association between Day-to-Day Pulsatility Index Change and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

Journal Article Neurotrauma reports · January 2022 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children despite advances in prevention and mitigation strategies. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound measures cerebral arterial circulation and allows for the calcul ... Full text Cite

Day-to-Day Change in Pulsatility Index Describes Anterior Cerebral Circulation Disturbance and Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

Journal Article The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses · October 2020 BackgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in children. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound measures the cerebral arterial circulation allowing for the calculation of pulsatility indices (PIs) that ... Full text Cite

Opioid Crisis through the Lens of Social Justice.

Journal Article Nursing outlook · September 2020 Full text Cite

Pediatric Acute Care A Guide to Interprofessional Practice, 2nd edition

Book · July 2020 "This uniquely collaborative guide to pediatric acute care takes an evidence-based, interprofessional approach that exemplifies the depth and diversity needed for the dynamic healthcare environments in which acutely ill children receive ... ... Cite

Pediatric Acute Care E-Book A Guide to Interprofessional Practice, 2nd edition (eBook)

Book · June 20, 2020 The second edition also features the addition of new physician and nurse practitioner co-editors as well as extensive content updates including updated evidence-based content throughout the text, the integration of the 2016 IPEC Core ... ... Cite

Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit: Biological, Environmental, and Pharmacologic Implications for Nurses.

Journal Article Critical care nursing clinics of North America · June 2020 There is a clear relationship between lack of sleep, poor health outcomes, and delayed recovery from illness in the intensive care unit. Several factors can contribute to poor quality sleep in the intensive care unit, including (1) environmental disruption ... Full text Cite

Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Unmask Autoimmune Disease.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · March 2020 Full text Cite

Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Patients With Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injuries

Journal Article Journal of Radiology Nursing · March 1, 2020 The purpose of this article is to increase awareness of the usefulness of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound as a noninvasive neuromonitor and bedside ultrasound in pediatric patients who have experienced a penetrative traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a ... Full text Cite

Precision health: A nursing perspective.

Journal Article International journal of nursing sciences · January 2020 Precision health refers to personalized healthcare based on a person's unique genetic, genomic, or omic composition within the context of lifestyle, social, economic, cultural and environmental influences to help individuals achieve well-being and optimal ... Full text Cite

Critical Update on the Third Edition of the Guidelines for Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children.

Journal Article American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · January 2020 BackgroundSevere traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with high rates of death and disability. As a result, the revised guidelines for the management of pediatric severe TBI address some of the previous gaps in pediatric TBI evidence and man ... Full text Cite

Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound During Critical Illness in Children: Survey of Practices in Pediatric Neurocritical Care Centers.

Journal Article Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · January 2020 ObjectivesThe scope of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in the practice of pediatric neurocritical care is unknown. We have surveyed pediatric neurocritical care centers on their use of transcranial Doppler and analyzed clinical management practice ... Full text Cite

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Journal Article Pediatr Crit Care Med · November 2019 Full text Link to item Cite

Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary.

Journal Article Neurosurgery · June 1, 2019 The purpose of this work is to identify and synthesize research produced since the second edition of these Guidelines was published and incorporate new results into revised evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of severe traumatic brain injury i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines, Executive Summary.

Journal Article Pediatr Crit Care Med · March 2019 OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this work is to identify and synthesize research produced since the second edition of these Guidelines was published and incorporate new results into revised evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of severe traumatic br ... Full text Link to item Cite

Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2019 Consensus and Guidelines-Based Algorithm for First and Second Tier Therapies.

Journal Article Pediatr Crit Care Med · March 2019 OBJECTIVES: To produce a treatment algorithm for the ICU management of infants, children, and adolescents with severe traumatic brain injury. DATA SOURCES: Studies included in the 2019 Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Best Practices for Obtaining Genomic Consent in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Journal Article Nursing research · March 2019 BackgroundPrecision health relies on large sample sizes to ensure adequate power, generalizability, and replicability; however, a critical first step to any study is the successful recruitment of participants.ObjectivesThis study seeks to ... Full text Cite

Cerebrovascular Physiology During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Multicenter Study Using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography.

Journal Article Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · February 2019 ObjectivesTo explore changes to expected, age-related transcranial Doppler ultrasound variables during pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.DesignProspective, observational, multicenter study.SettingTertiary care PICUs.< ... Full text Cite

The Initiation of Rehabilitation Therapies and Observed Outcomes in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

Journal Article Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses · November 2018 PurposePediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with immense physical, emotional, social, and economic burden. This study examined timing and frequency of rehabilitation services provided by the inpatient interdisciplinary team in chil ... Full text Cite

The Effect of the Relationship of APOE Polymorphisms and Cerebral Vasospasm on Functional Outcomes in Children With Traumatic Brain Injury.

Journal Article Biol Res Nurs · October 2018 BACKGROUND: Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability. Polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E ( APOE) gene have been linked to cerebral vasospasm (CV) and poor outcomes in adults with TBI, yet these associations remai ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cerebral Blood Flow Velocities and Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.

Journal Article Journal of neurotrauma · September 2018 Outcomes can be challenging to predict in children with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound has become an increasingly useful modality in adult and pediatric TBI by measuring blood flow velocities within the circle of W ... Full text Cite

The American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock: Executive Summary.

Journal Article Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · September 2017 Full text Cite

American College of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Parameters for Hemodynamic Support of Pediatric and Neonatal Septic Shock.

Journal Article Critical care medicine · June 2017 ObjectivesThe American College of Critical Care Medicine provided 2002 and 2007 guidelines for hemodynamic support of newborn and pediatric septic shock. Provide the 2014 update of the 2007 American College of Critical Care Medicine "Clinical Guid ... Full text Cite

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Families and Healthcare Team Interaction Trajectories During Acute Hospitalization.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric nursing · May 2017 PurposeTo identify common or unique family-healthcare team interactions during acute hospitalization for pediatric patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a life course trajectory (LCT) theoretical approach.Design and methodsA ... Full text Cite

Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Use in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

Journal Article Journal of radiology nursing · March 2017 Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) is an inexpensive portable diagnostic tool commonly available within most healthcare systems. A team of trained individuals perform and interpret the test to inform patient care management. The benefit of TCD is well e ... Full text Cite

Rethinking Recovery: Incorporating Holistic Nursing Perspectives in Poststroke Care.

Journal Article Holistic nursing practice · January 2017 Stroke is a life-changing experience. Current treatments focus on treating the condition, rather than the whole person. The goal of this report was to communicate the benefits of a holistic approach to the treatment and recovery of stroke. Our intent was t ... Full text Cite

Improving Utilization of the Family History in the Electronic Health Record.

Journal Article Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · January 2017 PurposeThe purpose of this article is to provide an overview of Family History in the Electronic Health Record and to identify opportunities to advance the contributions of nurses in obtaining, updating and assessing family history in order to imp ... Full text Cite

Continuous electroencephalography in pediatric traumatic brain injury: Seizure characteristics and outcomes.

Journal Article Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · September 2016 BackgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality. Secondary injury that occurs as a result of a direct impact plays a crucial role in patient prognosis. The guidelines for the management of severe TBI ta ... Full text Cite

Conventional and Unconventional Lifesaving Therapies in an Adolescent With Amlodipine Ingestion.

Journal Article Critical care nurse · August 2016 Amlodipine, a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, is commonly prescribed for the treatment of hypertension. Ingestion of an overdose leads to severe hypotension; if the hypotension is not treated, death may be imminent. Conventional and unconventional ... Full text Cite

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: The 2014 Practice Analysis.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · May 2016 IntroductionPractice research serves as the certification framework for validating advanced practice roles and updating national qualifying examinations. This national study describes the current practice of the acute care pediatric nurse practiti ... Full text Cite

Head Injuries in School-Age Children Who Play Golf.

Journal Article The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · April 2016 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children. We conducted a prospective study, which examined injury characteristics and outcomes of school-age children of 5.0-15.0 years (N = 10) who were admitted to hospital for ... Full text Cite

Noninvasive screening for intracranial hypertension in children with acute, severe traumatic brain injury.

Journal Article Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · October 2015 ObjectThe aim of this study was to determine the relationship between transcranial Doppler (TCD) derived pulsatility index (PI), end diastolic flow velocity (Vd), and intracranial pressure (ICP). The subjects in this study were 36 children admitte ... Full text Cite

Characteristics of Children Who Undergo Intraosseous Needle Placement.

Journal Article Advanced emergency nursing journal · October 2015 Intraosseous (IO) access is a standard of care for pediatric emergencies in the absence of conventional intravenous access. Intraosseous needles provide access for resuscitation fluids and medications and are often placed in the emergency department. Howev ... Full text Cite

Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Children: Complications and Rehabilitation Strategies.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · May 2015 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death in children in the United States. Each year 37,200 children sustain a severe TBI, with up to 1.3 million life-years potentially adversely affected. Severe pediatric TBI is associated with significa ... Full text Cite

Chapter 6 state of the science of pediatric traumatic brain injury: biomarkers and gene association studies.

Journal Article Annu Rev Nurs Res · 2015 OBJECTIVES: Our objective is to review the most widely used biomarkers and gene studies reported in pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) literature, to describe their findings, and to discuss the discoveries and gaps that advance the understanding of bra ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Acute care pediatric nurse practitioner: a practice analysis study.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · November 2013 IntroductionIt is the responsibility of certification organizations to provide psychometrically sound and legally defensible examinations. Practice research serves as the certification framework for validating advanced practice roles and updating ... Full text Cite

Recommendations for matching pediatric nurse practitioner education and certification to pediatric acute care populations.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · January 2013 Full text Cite

The acute care pediatric nurse practitioner: curriculum overview.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · May 2012 Full text Cite

Neurogenic pulmonary edema associated with pediatric status epilepticus.

Journal Article Pediatric emergency care · October 2011 Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) can result from various central nervous system disorders such as brain malignancies, traumatic brain injuries, infections, and seizures. Although the pathogenesis is not completely understood, NPE creates an increase in pul ... Full text Cite

Pediatric Acute Care

Book · July 22, 2011 This comprehensive textbook serves both as a reference for the practicing acute care pediatric nurse practitioners and as a resource for the acute care pediatric nurse practitioner in training. ... Cite

Vasospasm in children with traumatic brain injury.

Journal Article Intensive care medicine · April 2010 ObjectiveTo determine the incidence of vasospasm in children who have suffered moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.MethodsA prospective observational pilot study in a 24-bed pediatric intensive care unit was performed. Twenty-two ch ... Full text Cite

Ecstasy in the emergency department: MDMA ingestion.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · January 2009 Full text Cite

Male adolescent bullying and the school shooter.

Journal Article The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · December 2008 An extensive review of the literature reveals that adolescent male victims of peer bullying suffer somatic and emotional consequences from being victimized. Limited research on school shooters found that a significant number of them were adolescents who we ... Full text Cite

Bites that bleed: crotalid envenomation.

Journal Article Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners · July 2008 Full text Cite

Approach to interpreting a pediatric chest radiograph

Journal Article Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal · January 1, 2006 Radiography has provided clinicians with the ability to detect subtle nuances and confirm overt and covert diagnoses. This article outlines a systematic approach to interpreting a chest radiograph for the advanced practice nurse practicing in an emergency ... Full text Cite