Kyra Whitmer, PhD, RN

PUBLICATIONS

Whitmer, K., Pruemer, J., Nahleh, Z., and Jazieh, A. "Symptom Management Needs of Oncology Outpatients" J Pall Med 9(3):628-630, 2006.

Alsup, S., Emerson, Lindell, A., Bechtle, M. and Whitmer, K. “Nursing Cooperative Partnership; A Recruitment Benefit” JONA 36(4):163-166, 2006.

Barsevick, A., Whitmer, K., Nail, L., Beck, S., and Dudley, W. “Symptom Cluster Research: Conceptual, Design, Measurement and Analysis.”  J Pain Sympt. Man. 31(1):85-95, 2006.

Whitmer, K, Sweeney, C. Slivjak, A., Somner, C., Barsevick, A. “Maintaining Integrity of an Experimental Intervention during a Clinical Study.” Western J. Nurs. Res. 27(3):338-345, 2005.

Whitmer, K., Tinari, M.A., Barsevick, A. “How Do We Manage Fatigue in Cancer Patients?” Rehab Nurs 29(4):112-113, 2004.

Barsevick, A. M., Dudley, W., Beck, S., Sweeney, C., Whitmer, K., Nail, L. “A Randomized Clinical Trail of Energy Conservation for Cancer-related Fatigue.” Cancer 100(6):1302-1310, 2004.

Barsevick, A. M., Whitmer, K., Sweeney, C., Nail, L. "A Pilot Study Examining Energy Conservation for Cancer Treatment-related Fatigue." Cancer Nursing 25(5):333-340, 2002.

Whitmer, K., Barsevick, A.M. "Patient Resources for Cancer-related Fatigue." Cancer Practice 9:311-313, 2001.
Barsevick, A. M., Whitmer, K. R. "In their Own Words: Patients' Descriptions of Cancer-related Fatigue." Oncol. Nurs. Form 28:1363-1369, 2001.

Whitmer, K. "Telecommuting and Research: The Right Mix for the 21st Century." Advanced Nursing Research Special Interest Group Newsletter 11(4), 3, 2001.

Meek P.M., L.M. Nail, A. Barsevick, A.L. Schwartz, S. Stephen, K. Whitmer, S.L. Beck, L.S. Jones and B.L. Walker. "Psychometric Testing of Fatigue Instruments for Use with Cancer Patients." Nursing Research 49(4):181-190, 2000.

Nail L.M., A.M. Barsevick, P.M. Meek, S.L. Beck, L.S. Jones, B.L. Walker, K.R. Whitmer, A.L. Schwartz, S. Stephen and M.E. King. "Planning and Conducting a Multi-Institutional Project on Fatigue." Oncol. Nurse Forum 25(8):1398-1403, 1998.

Grindel C.G., K. Whitmer and A. Barsevick. "Quality of Life and Nutrition Support in Patients with Cancer." Cancer Practice 4(2):81-87, 1996.

Alexander C., M. Palladino, B. Evans, K. Harp, K. Marable and K. Whitmer. "Self-scheduling: It Really Works!" Amer. J. Nurs. 93:70-74, 1993.

Lane L.K., M.M. Shull, K.R. Whitmer and J.B. Lingrel. "Characterization of Two Genes for the Human Na,K-ATPase B. Subunit." Genomics 5:445-453, 1989.

Whitmer K.R., J.H. Lee, A. Martin, L.K. Lane, S.W. Lee, A. Schwartz, J.W. Overbeck and E.T. Wallick. "Myocardial Na,K-ATPase in One-kidney, One-clip Hypertensive Rats." J. Mol. Cell Cardiol. 18:1085-1095, 1986.

Matlib M.A., K.R. Whitmer, E.P. MacCarthy and B.S. Ooi. "Sodium-Calcium Exchange Exists Across the Cell Membrane of Intact Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells," J. Hypertension 4 (Suppl 4):S222-S223, 1986.

Schwartz A., E.T. Wallick, S.W. Lee, T. Wang, T. Hosakawa, K.R. Whitmer and M.A. Matlib. "Studies on the Mechanism of Action of OPC-8212, a Positive Intropic Drug: Enzyme Activities and Ca2+ Transport Processes of Sarcolemma and Intracellular Organelles." Drug Res. 34:384-389, 1984.

Whitmer K.R., D.E. Epps and A. Schwartz. "Endogenous Inhibitor of Na,K-ATPase: Endodigen." Curr. Topics Memb. Trans. 19:945-950, 1983.

DePover A.S., W. Lee, M.A. Matlib, K. Whitmer, B.A. Davis, T. Powell and A. Schwartz. "[3H]Nimodipine Specific Binding to Cardiac Myocytes and Subcellular Fractions." Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 113:185-191, 1983.

Lee S.W., A. Schwartz, R.J. Adams, Y. Yamori, K. Whitmer, L.K. Lane and T.T. Wallick. "Decrease in Na+,K+ ATPase Activity and [3H]Ouabain Binding Sites in Sarcolemma Prepared from Hearts of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats." Hypertension 5:682-688, 1983.

Wehling M., A. Schwartz, K. Whitmer, G. Grupp, I.L. Grupp and E.T. Wallick. "Interaction of Chlormadinone Acetate with the Ouabain Binding Site of Na+,K+-ATPase." Mol. Pharmacol. 20:551-557, 1981.

Whitmer K.R., D.E. Epps and A. Schwartz. "Endogenous Inhibitor of Na,K-ATPase: Endodigen." Curr. Topics Memb. Trans. 19:945-950, 1983.

Schwartz A., K. Whitmer, G. Grupp, I. Grupp and S.W. Lee. "Mechanism of Action of Digitalis: Is the Na,K-ATPase the Pharmacological Receptor?" Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 402:253-271, 1982.

Whitmer K.R., E.T. Wallick, D.E. Epps, L.K. Lane, J.H. Collins and A. Schwartz. "Effects of Extracts of Rat Brain on the Digitalis Receptor." Life Sciences 26:2261-2275, 1982.

Blumenthal S. and K.R. Whitmer. "Hepatic Effects of Chlorpropamide. Inhibition of Glucagon-stimulated Gluconeogenesis in Perfused Livers of Fasted Rats," Diabetes, 28:646-650, 1979.

Neely J.R., K.M. Whitmer and S. Mochizuki. "Effect of Mechanical Activity and Hormones on Myocardial Glucose and Fatty Acid Utilization," Harry S. Moss Symposium on Regulation of Cardiac Metabolism, Dallas, Texas, May 19-20, 1975. Circulation Research Suppl. 1, 122-130.

Riegle K.M. and R.L. Clancy. "Effect of Norepinephrine on Myocardial Intracellular Hydrogen Ion Concentration," American Journal of Physiology, 229:344-349, 1975.