Certificate in General Duty Assistance (CGDA)

Applicant should have passed 10th std.

1st Month

• Introduction to the program
• Broad functions of a general duty assistant
• Introduction to Human body
• Personal hygiene and professional behavior
• Biomedical waste management
• Emergency medical response
• Body Mechanics
• Positioning / transferring and mobility of patients

2nd Month

• Consent Documentation and records
• Observing and reporting
• Patients, rights and environment
• Patients Basic care and needs
• Elimination
• Bed making
• Fall Prevention
• Mortuary management

3rd Month

• Special procedures
• Role of GDA in sanitation, Safety and first Aid
• Infection Control and prevention
• Institutional emergencies, fire safety and security
• Emergencies in Healthcare and response to patient call
• IT skills
• Soft Skill and Communication skills