General Duty Assistant (GDA) Course Details
The General Duty Assistant (GDA) course trains students to work as nursing aides in hospitals, nursing homes and home care scenarios. As part of the curriculum, students learn how to provide basic nursing care and manage ill patients. The course involves 65 day of classroom training followed by 23 days on-job training. A GDA works in close collaboration with doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers. The nursing assistant course lays special emphasis on inculcating empathetic and ethical behaviour beyond patient care. Some of the key responsibilities of the General Duty Assistant are to provide daily care, look after the patient’s comfort, safety and health needs.
JOB/WORK LOCATION
There are plenty of job opportunities for students after pursuing General Duty Assistant the programme , Hospitals , Old age homes , Patient’s homes , Community care center’s.