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T.J. Health Columbia

makes community

connections

T. J. Health Columbia contin- nurse and
ues to add services and develop eventually
relationships within the commu- doing some of
nity. the tasks them-

In April 2017, T.J. Health Co- selves.
lumbia partnered with Lindsey Dr. Button benefit the patients and staff.
Wilson College’s nursing program says they are glad to have these In June, T.J. Health Columbia
to allow RN’s employed by the connections with T.J. Health Co- added neurology services thanks
local hospital to pursue their RN- lumbia. “We always have positive to their partnership with Tristar
BSN degree online and receive re- experiences at T.J. Health Colum- Health of Nashville. The services
duced tuition rates and bia,” said Button. “They’re very will allow nurses and patients to
scholarships. welcoming, and they’re good to speak with a neurology specialist
“We offer a reduced tuition our students.” via conference call, send vitals
rate for employees of T.J. Health With all this in mind, Dr. But- and scans to the specialist elec-
Columbia dependent on the num- ton says that it’s great to have a tronically, and receive suggestions
ber of students,” said Dr. Emiley friendly hospital nearby to send from the specialist after assess-
Button, director of nursing at their students to for clinical rota- ment. They also implemented a
LWC. tions. “It’s so handy to have them new emergency room technology
If we have five students they right by campus, and we’re ex- system known as the “T-System,”
get 5 percent tuition reduction, cited to have them in the commu- which allows hospital staff to do
with 10 students it’s 7 percent re- nity.” Along with their clinicals in electronic prescribing, data ana-
duction, and with 20 it’s 10 per- ER, LWC nursing students also lytics and much more. This sys-
cent reduction.” do clinical rotations in T.J. Health tem will also help staff to receive

Another partnership made Columbia’s behavioral health unit critical information quickly and
with LWC in the last year is the for the mental health course. Each efficiently.
preceptorship of the nursing cap- student spends about 20-25 hours The hospital made another
stone course. in the behavioral health unit. great expansion in July 2017
T.J. Health Columbia provided The positive experiences in when they opened the second
two preceptors, which are RN- clinicals come around to benefit floor of the hospital as a clinical
BSN prepared nurses, who part- both parties, says T.J. Health Co- decision unit, which will provide
nered with LWC nursing students lumbia Nursing Director Bill Ed- 24-hour standard hospital services
one-on-one for the students to ob- wards. “In many cases, we hire to patients. This will eliminate the
CARE serve a nurse in action in the hos- the students we have in clinical ro- need to take up beds in the ER

pital’s emergency room. Students
tations.”
and will reduce the amount of
HEALTH spend 135 hours with their pre- Columbia include new services to transfers to T.J. Samson of Glas-
Other additions to T.J. Health
ceptor, initially observing the
gow.
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