HEALTHCARE
- General Duty Assistant
- Home Health Aide
- Emergency Medical Technician–Basic
General Duty Assistant
The General Duty Assistant (GDA) course trains students to work as nursing aides in hospitals, nursing homes and home care scenarios. As part of the curriculum, students learn how to provide basic nursing care and manage ill patients. The course involves 4 months of classroom training followed by 2-months on-job training. A GDA works in close collaboration with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers. The nursing assistant course lays special emphasis on inculcating empathetic and ethical behaviour beyond patient care. Some of the key responsibilities of the General Duty Assistant are to provide daily care, look after the patient’s comfort, safety and health needs.
he General Duty Assistant (GDA) course curriculum covers the following topics:
- Basic human anatomy & physiology
- Understanding hospitals & the healthcare system
- Caring for the visually impaired
- Basic nursing skills
- Disposal of medical waste
- Understanding body mechanics
- Fall prevention care and restraints
- General health & hygiene
- Special skin care for radiotherapy and pressure sores
- Role of a patient care assistans
- Administering drugs as per prescriptions
- Daily care of a patient
- Patient handling, lifting, and transferring
- Emergency first aid and CPR
JOB/WORK LOCATION
- Hospitals
- Old age homes
- Patient’s homes
- Community care centre’s
DESCRIPTION
- Assist in basic patient care
- Dressing and feeding patients
- Helping patients exercise, assisting patients in and out of bed
- Patient’s hygiene
- Any extra care as required including housekeeping
Home Health Aide
The Home Health Aide (HHA) course trains students to work as home aides providing basic nursing & personal care for patients, elderly people and people with disabilities. Besides, HHAs are also trained to support nurses and other healthcare professionals. The HHA training lays emphasis on ensuring that the comfort and safety of the patient are kept in mind at all times.
The Home Health Aide (HHA) course curriculum covers the following topics:
- Basic human anatomy & physiology
Understanding a patient’s needs
- Caring for the visually impaired
- Daily care of a patient
- Feeding a patient
- Basic nursing skills
- Understanding body mechanics
- Fall prevention care and restraints
- Communication with patients and their careers
- General health & hygiene
- Special skin care for pressure sores
- Role of a patient care assistant
- Bathing a patient
- Administering drugs as per prescriptions
- Disposal of medical waste
- Patient handling, lifting, and moving patients
- Emergency first aid
Emergency Medical Technician–Basic
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course is designed to train healthcare professionals in basic emergency lifesaving procedures and also provides them with an accredited EMT certification. This paramedic course encourages EMT training in India and helps healthcare professionals to develop the necessary skills needed to be applied on the scene of an accident or injury & en-route to the hospital to promote outcome of speedy recovery. The EMT Basic Level – I (2 months) training program prepares professionals to get necessary skills and training to respond in basic emergency lifesaving situations.
