rachel cloutier

Rachel Cloutier, M.S., RN, ACNP-BC

Pronouns: she/her

Concentration Lead, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Clinical Assistant Professor

(804) 828-3320

Box 980567, Richmond, VA 23298-0567

Graduate Programs and Administrative Support

Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems

Education

  • M.S. (Nursing), Virginia Commonwealth University
  • B.S. (Nursing), Virginia Commonwealth University
  • B.S. (Human Physiology), Boston University

Research/Scholarship Interests

  • Nutritional status of patients with cancer
  • Symptom management and resiliency in the oncologic setting
  • Integration of simulation into the classroom to improve learning outcomes

Area of Current Clinical Practice

  • Acute care nurse practitioner with VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

Teaching

Cloutier teaches courses in the graduate practice program, primarily in the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner concentration, focusing on clinical procedures, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care didactic and clinical coursework. Furthermore, she serves as the AGACNP concentration lead and mentors and advises students throughout their programs.

Select Publications

  • Smith, S., Buchanan, H., & Cloutier, R. (2020). Virginia NP scope of practice: A legislative case study. The Nurse Practitioner, 45(2), 33-37. DOI:10.1097/01.npr.0000651120.61281.12
  • Smith, S., Buchanan, H., & Cloutier, R. (2019).  Political Framing: A Strategy for Issue Analysis. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15 (760-763). doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.10.001
  • Starkweather, A. R., Sargent, L., Nye, C., Albrecht, T., Cloutier, R., & Foster, A. (2017). Progressive assessment and competency evaluation (PACE) framework for integrating simulation in nurse practitioner education. The Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 13 (7), e301-e310. doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2017.04.012

Professional Service

I am an active member of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners Richmond Region (VCNP), Oncology Nursing Society (ONS), and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. I also serve as a volunteer for the VCU Honor Council and on the VCU Library Advisory Committee.