The document outlines a General Duty Assistant (GDA) training program aimed at addressing the increasing demand for qualified assistants in healthcare settings, essential for supporting overworked nurses. The GDA role involves providing various patient care tasks, while the training curriculum includes life skills education, maternal health, and gender sensitization. It also details the program's structure, including assessments, partnerships with NGOs, and a focus on personal development to ensure effective participation and preparation for the workforce.

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.
• To 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
Life-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 Duty 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

8. THANK YOU