CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION

CURRICULUM FOR SESSION 2023-2024

HEALTH CARE (SUBJECT CODE - 813)
JOB ROLE: GENERAL DUTY ASSISTANT

CLASS –XI
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

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 • Wall Mounted Stadiometers
• 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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 CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION
CURRICULUM FOR SESSION 2023-2024
HEALTH CARE (SUBJECT CODE - 813)
CLASS – XI
Total Marks: 100 (Theory-60 + Practical-40)
NO. OF HOURS MAX. MARKS
UNITS for Theory and for Theory and
Practical Practical
Employability Skills

Unit 1 : Communication Skills-III 13 2

Unit 2 : Self-Management Skills-III 07 2

Unit 3 : ICT Skills-III 13 2

Unit 4 : Entrepreneurial Skills-III 10 2

Unit 5 : Green Skills-III 07 2

Total 50 10
Subject Specific Skills

Unit 1: Hospital management System 30 10

Unit 2: Role of General Duty

30 10
Assistant For Outpatient Care
Unit 3: Role of General Duty
25 10
Assistant For Inpatient Care
Unit 4: First Aid 25 10

Unit 5: Maintaining safe, Healthy and

20 10
Secure Environment
Total 130 50
Practical Work

Project 10

Viva 05

Practical File 10

Demonstration of skill competency via 80 15

Lab Activities
Total 40

GRAND TOTAL 260 100

NOTE: Detailed Curriculum/ Topics to be covered under Part A: Employability Skills 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:-

Project -10 marks

Projects for the final practical is given below. Student may be assigned

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 File -15 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)
8. The students will measure the Height, Weight and BMI of volunteers in school. (Unit 2: Role
of General Duty Assistant for Outpatient Care)

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 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 -20 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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