CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION

CURRICULUM FOR SESSION 2021-2022

HEALTH CARE ( SUBJECT CODE - 813)
JOB ROLE : GENERAL DUTY ASSISTANT
SECTOR – HEALTH CARE
Class – XI & XII

COURSE OVERVIEW:
This is the basic course in Health Care where students will get the exposure to work in Hospital.
The subject gives them a vast and wide insight of the traditional and contemporary aspects in
Health care. The input of basic fundamentals, coupled with the practical knowledge will be given to
the students to help them in understanding of basic duties of General Duty Assistant.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:

In this course, Followings are the main objectives of this course.
 To train paramedical staff for providing quality service to the society.
 To understand the effective communication, identification of hazards and their management.
 To understand the rules and regulations to be followed by a General Duty Assistant in a
hospital.
 To understand the clinical duties that include taking and recording vital parameters, medical
histories, preparing patients for examination and dispensing medical prescription.

SALIENT FEATURES:
 To train paramedical staff for providing quality service to the society.
 To understand the effective communication, identification of hazards and their management.
 To understand the rules and regulations to be followed by a General Duty Assistant in a
hospital.
 To understand the clinical duties that includes taking and recording vital parameters, medical
histories, preparing patients for examination and dispensing medical prescription.
 To understand administrative duties that include scheduling appointments, maintaining a
rapport between patients and hospital administration

LIST OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:

The list given below is suggestive and an exhaustive list should be prepared by the skill teacher.
Only basic tools, equipment and accessories should be procured by the Institution so that the
routine tasks can be performed by the students regularly for practice and acquiring adequate
practical experience.
Material Required for Health Care /Medical room containing the following: -
 Sphygmomanometer
 Thermometer
 Wall Mounted Stadiometers

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  Weighing scale
 Hospital bed with pillow
 Side Table or tray
 Bedside small stool
 Hospital Stretchers
 Blanket
 First Aid box
 Sanitizers
 Wheel Chair
 Nebulizer
 Mattresses
 Small Wastebasket or a bucket lined with a plastic garbage bag
 Clock
 Good source of light
 Large bottle for water
 Clipboard with paper and a pen for writing in the daily log
 Bell or noisemaker to call for assistance
 Cotton balls
 Rubbing alcohol
 Measuring cup capable for holding 250 ml
 Aprons for GDA
 Latex household cleaning gloves for GDA
 Disposable vinyl gloves
 N95 respiratory masks for use when sick person is coughing or sneezing
 Medicines like Ibuprofen for reducing fever, sore throat and muscle aches
 ORS to prevent dehydration
 Good ventilation

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
This basic course of Health Care will teach the students to learn how to analyze customer
demand and promote good care to patients in hospital. This course will allow students to work in
many different areas of paramedical departments. While all teach health care concept, this
course is tailored for particular objective in order to most effectively prepare the students for their
paramedic career, which can range from Paramedical staff to nurse and GDA
VERTICAL MOBILITY:
This course will assist the participating students to further update their career by vertically
moving either to B.Sc. Nursing and health care oriented applied undergraduate courses of
different university.
CURRICULUM:
This course is a planned sequence of instructions consisting of Units meant for developing
employability and Skills competencies of students of Class XI and XII opting for Skills subject
along with other subjects.

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 HEALTH CARE (SUBJECT CODE - 813)
CLASS – XI
Total Marks: 100 (Theory-60 + Practical-40)
TERM NO. OF MAX.
UNITS HOURS MARKS
for Theory and for Theory
Practical and
260 Practical
Employability Skills
TERM I Unit 1 : Communication Skills-III 13
05
Part A

Unit 2 : Self-Management Skills-III 07

Unit 3 : ICT Skills-III 13
TERM II Unit 4 : Entrepreneurial Skills-III 10
05
Unit 5 : Green Skills-III 07
Total 50 10
Subject Specific Skills

TERM I Unit 1: Hospital management System 30 10

Unit 2: Role of General Duty Assistant
30 10
ForOutpatient Care
Unit 3: Role of General Duty Assistant
Part B

15 05
ForInpatient Care
TERM II Unit 3: Role of General Duty Assistant For 15 05
Inpatient Care
Unit 4: First Aid 25 10
Unit 5: Maintaining safe, Healthy and
20 10
SecureEnvironment
Total 130 50
Practical Work
Project 10
Viva 05
Part C

Practical File 10
Demonstration of skill competency via
80 15
Lab
Activities
Total 80 40

GRAND TOTAL 260 100

NOTE: Detailed Curriculum/ Topics to be covered under Part A: Employability Skill can
be downloaded from CBSE website.

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 PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR CLASS XI

Assessment of performance:

The two internal examiners, assigned for the conduct and assessment of Practical Examinations
each in Senior Secondary School Curriculum (Under NSQF). Question for the viva
examinations should be conducted by two internal examiners. Question to be more of General
nature, project work or the curriculum. Investigatory Project especially those that show
considerable amount of effort and originality, on the part of the student, should get suitable high
marks, while project of a routine or stereotyped nature should only receive MEDIOCRE marks.
Procedure for Record of Marks in the Practical answer-books:
The examiner will indicate separately marks of practical examination on the title page of the
answer-books under the following heads:-

Viva based on Project -05 marks

The teacher conducting the final practical examination may ask verbal questions related to the
project, if any, done by the student. Alternatively, if no project has been assigned to the students,
viva may be based on questions of practical nature from the field of subject as per the Curriculum
Project & Practical File -20 Marks
Students to make a power point presentation / assignment / practical file / report. Instructor shall
assign them any outlet to study the elements in retailing.
Suggested list of Practical –
1. The students will assume them as GDA and they will prepare a report based on the services
provided in Hospital by them. (Unit 1: Hospital management System)
2. Students will prepare flash cards about different laboratories that are associated with hospital
and present their views about the activities of those laboratories. (Unit 1: Hospital
management System)
3. The students will draw the steps of hand washing with the description of each step and paste
it on the board to create awareness in school. (Unit 1: Hospital management System)
4. The students will prepare chart with activities for demonstrating grooming habits. (Unit 1:
Hospital management System)
5. As a receptionist the students will perform duties on the entrance of medical room for certain
period of time and they will report about the advantages and limitations of their duties as
receptionist. (Unit 2: Role of General Duty Assistant for Outpatient Care)
6. The students will prepare catalogue of various types of thermometer and Blood Pressure
apparatus and identify their functions. (Unit 2: Role of General Duty Assistant for
Outpatient Care)
7. The students will measure the vital signs (Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate, Respiration Rate,
Temperature) of volunteers in school. (Unit 2: Role of General Duty Assistant for
Outpatient Care)

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 8. The students will measure the Height, Weight and BMI of volunteers in school. (Unit 2: Role
of General Duty Assistant for Outpatient Care)
9. The students will transport the volunteers as patients from any place of school to medical
room by using different types of stretchers (Farley Stretcher, trolley bed) or wheel chair and
report the process of carrying stretcher in their file. (Unit 3: Role of General Duty
Assistant for Inpatient Care)
10. The students will prepare and practice to fill Patient admission form by themselves for the
volunteers who are coming in Medical room. (Unit 3: Role of General Duty Assistant for
Inpatient Care)
11. As a GDA the students will prepare daily care plan for infant or elderly person or any other
diseased person. (Unit 3: Role of General Duty Assistant for Inpatient Care)
12. The students will practice bed making in medical room with the help of volunteers as patients
and they will position the volunteers in comfortable style on bed. (Unit 3: Role of General
Duty Assistant for Inpatient Care)
13. The students will find out the steps taken by administration to provide First Aid in case of an
emergency in School. (Unit 4: First Aid)
14. The students will use their own First aid kit with all equipment and materials and use that on
dummy. (Unit 4: First Aid)
15. The students will practice Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation procedure on dummy. (Unit 4:
First Aid)
16. The students will decorate the board about the prevention of hazards at workplace to create
awareness in school on World Day for Safety and Health at Work. (Unit 5: Maintaining
safe, Healthy and Secure Environment)
17. The students will prepare report about Patient care environment safety measures in medical
room. (Unit 5: Maintaining safe, Healthy and Secure Environment)
18. The students will present their views by preparing charts on promoting a safe working
environment in school. (Unit 5: Maintaining safe, Healthy and Secure Environment)

Demonstration of skill competency in Lab Activities -15 marks

Guidelines for Project Preparation:

The final project work should encompass chapters on:
a) Introduction,
b) Identification of core and advance issues,
c) Learning and understanding and
d) Observation during the project period.

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 HEALTH CARE (SUBJECT CODE - 813)
CLASS XII
Total Marks: 100 (Theory-60 + Practical-40)
NO. OF MAX.
HOURS MARKS
UNITS
TERM for Theory for Theory
and and
Practical Practical
260 100
Employability Skills
TERM I Unit 1 : Communication Skills-IV 13
Part A

Unit 2 : Self-Management Skills-IV 07 05

Unit 3 : ICT Skills-IV 13
TERM II Unit 4 : Entrepreneurial Skills-IV 10
Unit 5 : Green Skills-IV 07 05
Total 50 10
Subject Specific Skills
TERM I Unit 1: Medical record/
10 05
Documentation
Unit 2: Role of General Duty
Assistant in Elderly Care and Child 30 10
Care
Part B

Unit 3: Bio waste Management 20 10

TERM II Unit 4: Operation Theatre 20 05
Unit 5: Role of General Duty
Assistant in Disaster Management 20 10
and Emergency response
Unit 6: Self Management and
20 10
Career Scope
Total 120 50
Practical Work
Project 10
Part C

Viva
05
Practical File 10
Demonstration of skill competency 80
via Lab Activities 15
Total 80 40
GRAND TOTAL 260 100

NOTE: Detailed Curriculum/ Topics to be covered under Part A: Employability Skill can
be downloaded from CBSE website.

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 PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR CLASS XII

Assessment of performance:

The two internal examiners, assigned for the conduct and assessment of Practical Examinations
each in Senior Secondary School Curriculum (Under NSQF). Question for the viva
examinations should be conducted by two examiners (one internal and one external). Question to
be more of General nature, project work or the curriculum. Investigatory Project especially those
that show considerable amount of effort and originality, on the part of the student, should get
suitable high marks, while project of a routine or stereotyped nature should only receive
MEDIOCRE marks.
Procedure for Record of Marks in the Practical answer-books:
The examiner will indicate separately marks of practical examination on the title page of the
answer-books under the following heads:-

Viva based on Project -05 marks

The teacher conducting the final practical examination may ask verbal questions related to the
project, if any, done by the student. Alternatively, if no project has been assigned to the students,
viva may be based on questions of practical nature from the field of subject as per the Curriculum
Practical & Practical File -20 Marks
Students to make a power point presentation / assignment / practical file / report. Instructor shall
assign them any outlet to study the elements in retailing.
Suggested list of Practical –
1. As a GDA the students will prepare and maintain the medical record of the sick students
who are coming to medical room to avail the service in school. (Unit 1: Medical record/
Documentation)
2. The students will prepare medical form (containing personal details and past medical
history) for sick students who will come to Medical room of school for getting help. (Unit 1:
Medical record/ Documentation)
3. The students will decorate the board about the elderly care in school to create awareness
about the Myths and Facts of elderly people on International Day for Older Persons. (Unit
2: Role of General Duty Assistant in Elderly Care and Child Care)
4. Students will present their views about different needs of elderly people by preparing charts
and flash cards. (Unit 2: Role of General Duty Assistant in Elderly Care and Child Care)
5. The students will arrange seminars to discuss about the ways of taking care of elderly
people in school to encourage the young students to take care of elderly people who are
living around us. (Unit 2: Role of General Duty Assistant in Elderly Care and Child
Care)
6. The students will measure the vital signs (Heart Rate, Respiration Rate, Blood Pressure
and Temperature) of all age group students in school to prepare a data. (Unit 2: Role of
General Duty Assistant in Elderly Care and Child Care)

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 7. The students will decorate the board about the basic needs of Adolescents and dealing with
the problems related to the adolescent stage to create awareness among students and
teachers on Children’s Day to celebrate it. (Unit 2: Role of General Duty Assistant in
Elderly Care and Child Care)
8. The students will arrange different color coded disposal bags for Medical Room to
segregate the waste material in proper way. (Unit 3: Bio waste Management)
9. Students will prepare charts to explain the roles of different hospital staff in management of
Hospital waste. (Unit 3: Bio waste Management)
10. The students will present their views about the duties of staff of Operation Theatre in
Hospital by preparing charts and flash cards. (Unit 4: Operation Theatre)
11. The students will decorate one empty room of school for one day as different zones of
Operation theatre by preparing diagram and models of equipment and they will act as staff
of operation theatre. This activity will be done in groups and other students of school can
get chance to visualize the demonstration of Operation Theatre. (Unit 4: Operation
Theatre)
12. The students will prepare diet chart for the patients of post-operative care. (Unit 4:
Operation Theatre)
13. The students will arrange seminar in school to create awareness about four phases of
Disaster Management in school for students. (Unit 5: Role of General Duty Assistant in
Disaster Management and Emergency response)
14. The students will prepare charts to explain about Role and Responsibilities of Emergency
Response team during Disaster Management. (Unit 5: Role of General Duty Assistant in
Disaster Management and Emergency response)
15. The students will decorate board about Benefit of Drills in School in any emergency
situation to create awareness among students. (Unit 5: Role of General Duty Assistant in
Disaster Management and Emergency response)
16. The students will express their views about their goal setting of career in front of other
students so that all can get different ideas to make their future goals. (Unit 5: Self-
Management and career scope)
17. The students will prepare a time log book or to do list to maintain it and evaluate it at end of
week. (Unit 5: Self-Management and career scope)
18. The students will recollect the problem they are facing in their life and they will solve them in
confidential way in groups. (Unit 5: Self-Management and career scope)

Demonstration of skill competency in Lab Activities -15 marks

Guidelines for Project Preparation:

The final project work should encompass chapters on:
a. Introduction,
b. Identification of core and advance issues,
c. Learning and understanding and
d. Observation during the project period.

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