General Duty Assistant ( Nursing Care Assistant )

Nursing Care Assistant for healthcare centers for qualified assistants to the under-staffed and over-worked nurses in all
health care settings.

1. General Duty Assistant Training Program By

2. NEED OF GDA IN CURRENT SCENARIO Increased need in the healthcare centres for qualified assistants to the under-staffed and over-worked nurses in all health care settings . In order to attend the daily living and personal hygiene requirements of patients in order to make patients more at ease. T o maintain the clinical facility To create an atmosphere conducive to the treatment and comfort of patients.

3. WHAT IS GDA? GDA stands for General Duty Assistant. GDA, is also known as ‘Nursing Care Assistant’, ‘Nursing Assistant’, ‘Nursing Aides’, ‘Beside Assistants’ or ‘Orderlies’ when working in a hospital environment . It is the profile that basically requires individual to work in collaboration with doctors and nurses .

4. ROLE OF GDA Taking patients' temperature, blood pressure and pulse   Changing surgical dressings/bandages   Assist patients in and out of bed   Bathe, dress, undress and otherwise assist with patients' hygiene needs   Feeding patients and helping them exercise   Help maintain a clean, comfortable environment   Change linens and sheets   When working in a home based environment, they also provide additional routine housekeeping services including purchasing food, and preparing and serving special diets to patients.

5. Work in Process Final Assessment & Handing out interim certificates to participants who cleared Internal Examination Approaching a community via NGO partner Screening & recruitment of candidates Commencement of course work including special sessions on life skills, maternal health & gender sensitization Hospital exposure Internal Examination and Revision Session Certification ceremony Counselling session for parents & care givers to ensure continued participation

6. TRAINING CURRICULUM Grooming session With emphasis on personality development, preparation for work life, finance handling and developing entrepreneurial skills L ife-skills Education Specific sessions on Self-awareness, Decision-making, Communication & Maternal Health Specific sessions on diet for the family, nutrition in pregnancy & lactation, menstrual hygiene & family planning Gender Sensitization Coursework including soft skills & communication

7. JSDC’S ROLE FOR GDA INITIATIVE Setting up community laboratory Mobilizing the batch Tie-up with hospitals for training and placements Recruitment and orientation session Technical training as General D uty Attendant/ Patient Care Assistant Special Life Skill, behaviour training and grooming sessions Parental/family counselling for prevention of dropouts Overall monitoring Internal Examination-prep for final assessment Assessment and Certification

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