Diploma in General Duty Assistant – 2-Year

Core Subjects

1 year

1. Introduction to Healthcare

• Role of a General Duty Assistant
• Basic understanding of healthcare systems in India
• Ethics, code of conduct, and professional behavior

2. Patient Care

• Patient hygiene and grooming
• Feeding and nutrition
• Mobility and positioning of patients
• Comfort and safety of patients
• Bed making (occupied and unoccupied)

3. Basic Nursing Skills

• Monitoring vital signs (BP, pulse, temperature, respiration)
• Assisting with daily living activities
• Dressing wounds
• Infection control practices
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

4. Emergency Care & First Aid

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Handling medical emergencies
• First aid techniques

5. Human Anatomy & Physiology

• Introduction to human body systems
• Structure and function of various organs
• Basic understanding of common diseases

6. Communication Skills

• Communicating with patients and healthcare staff
• Patient interaction and counseling
• Empathy and patient handling
• Medical terminology

2 year

7. Hospital & Healthcare Facility Operations

• Introduction to hospital departments
• Roles and responsibilities of healthcare workers
• Equipment used in patient care
• Record keeping and documentation

8. Infection Control & Biomedical Waste Management

• Types of infections
• Sterilization and disinfection techniques
• Segregation and disposal of biomedical waste

9. Nutrition & Dietetics

• Basics of nutrition
• Diet planning for patients
• Feeding techniques (oral, Ryle’s tube, etc.)

10. Home-Based Patient Care

• Care for bedridden patients
• Elderly and palliative care
• End-of-life care
• Home environment setup for patient care

11. Health & Hygiene

• Personal hygiene
• Hygiene for patients
• Environmental sanitation

12. Soft Skills and Professional Development

• Teamwork and leadership
• Time management
• Stress management
• Professional ethics