Brenda J Stevens

Works (9)

Updated: April 5th, 2024 07:26

2017 journal article

Evaluation of Fourth-Year Veterinary Students' Client Communication Skills: Recommendations for Scaffolded Instruction and Practice

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 45(1), 85–90.

By: B. Stevens* & A. Kedrowicz* 

author keywords: communication; listening; empathy; relationship-centered care
MeSH headings : Clinical Competence; Communication; Curriculum; Education, Veterinary; Educational Measurement; Humans; Students, Medical
TL;DR: Results showed that students' communication skills require development, and suggest that more focused instruction and practice is necessary in maintaining an organized structure, reflective listening, and empathy to create a relationship-centered approach to care. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 30, 2019

2016 journal article

2016 AAHA/IAAHPC End-of-Life Care Guidelines

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 52(6), 341–356.

By: G. Bishop  n, K. Cooney, S. Cox, R. Downing, K. Mitchener, A. Shanan, N. Soares, B. Stevens*, T. Wynn

MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal; Bioethics; Cats; Dogs; Euthanasia, Animal; Hospice Care / methods; Hospitals, Animal; Human-Animal Bond; Humans; Pain Management / veterinary; Palliative Care / methods; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality of Life; Societies, Scientific / organization & administration; Veterinary Medicine / methods; Veterinary Medicine / organization & administration
TL;DR: End-of-life (EOL) care and decisionmaking embody the critical final stage in a pet's life and are as important and meaningful as the sum of the clinical care provided for all prior life stages. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Efficacy of a single dose of trazodone hydrochloride given to cats prior to veterinary visits to reduce signs of transport- and examination-related anxiety

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 249(2), 202–207.

By: B. Stevens*, E. Frantz*, J. Orlando*, E. Griffith* , L. Harden*, M. Gruen* , B. Sherman*

MeSH headings : Animal Welfare; Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents / pharmacology; Anxiety / prevention & control; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Cats; Cross-Over Studies; Trazodone / pharmacology
TL;DR: Oral administration of a single dose of trazodone to cats prior to a veterinary visit resulted in fewer signs of transport- and examination-related anxiety than did a placebo and was generally well tolerated by most cats. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 personal communication

Response to Letter to the Editor "LSU-SVM Shelter Medicine Program"

By: B. Stevens* & M. Gruen* 

MeSH headings : Animal Welfare; Animals; Education, Veterinary; Emergency Shelter; Humans; Interinstitutional Relations; Louisiana; North Carolina; Preceptorship; United States
TL;DR: The intent with this article was to outline a program that would allow colleges without a mobile hospital to see the potential for developing useful programs in shelter medicine that benefit the students as well as the shelters. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Pathology in Practice

Stevens, B. J., Montgomery, S. A., Phillips, K. L., Wester, M. W., & Jennings, S. H. (2014, July 1). JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 245, pp. 57–59.

By: B. Stevens n, S. Montgomery n, K. Phillips n, M. Wester n & S. Jennings n

MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Lung Neoplasms / pathology; Lung Neoplasms / veterinary; Male; Mesothelioma / pathology; Mesothelioma / veterinary; Mesothelioma, Malignant; Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology; Peritoneal Neoplasms / veterinary
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Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Training Veterinary Students in Shelter Medicine: A Service-Learning Community-Classroom Technique

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION, 41(1), 83–89.

By: B. Stevens* & M. Gruen* 

author keywords: shelter; primary care; medicine; training
MeSH headings : Animal Welfare; Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / therapy; Cats; Clinical Competence; Curriculum; Delivery of Health Care / methods; Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / therapy; Dogs; Education, Veterinary / economics; Education, Veterinary / methods; Learning; North Carolina; Students
TL;DR: The overall aim was to provide opportunities that familiarized students with sheltering systems and delivered primary-care training, which included increasing awareness of public health concerns and equipping students to evaluate shelters on design, operating protocols, infectious disease control, animal enrichment, and community outreach. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Comparison of the effect of intratesticular lidocaine/bupivacaine vs. saline placebo on pain scores and incision site reactions in dogs undergoing routine castration

The Veterinary Journal, 196(3), 499–503.

By: B. Stevens n, L. Posner n, C. Jones * & B. Lascelles  n

author keywords: Anesthesia; Bupivacaine; Canine; Castration; Lidocaine
MeSH headings : Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage; Anesthetics, Local / pharmacology; Animals; Bupivacaine / administration & dosage; Bupivacaine / pharmacology; Dogs; Drug Administration Routes; Drug Therapy, Combination; Lidocaine / administration & dosage; Lidocaine / pharmacology; Male; Orchiectomy / adverse effects; Pain / prevention & control; Pain / veterinary; Pain Measurement / veterinary
TL;DR: Post-operative pain scores and incision site reactions were compared in healthy dogs undergoing routine castration at a county animal shelter and assigned to two treatment groups, namely: lidocaine/bupivacaine or placebo, via intratesticular injection. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 article

Pathology in Practice

Stevens, B. J., & Linder, K. E. (2012, September 1). JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 241, pp. 567–569.

By: B. Stevens n & K. Linder n

MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / pathology; Cats; Ear / pathology; Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use; Male; Necrosis / drug therapy; Necrosis / pathology; Necrosis / veterinary; Otitis Externa / drug therapy; Otitis Externa / pathology; Otitis Externa / veterinary; Tacrolimus / therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome
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2012 journal article

Proliferative and Necrotizing Otitis Externa in a Cat

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 241(5), 567–569.

By: B. Stevens & K. Linder

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: July 28, 2019

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