DIPLOMA IN HEALTH ASSISTANT
DHA: I YEAR
PAPER I: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Duration: 200 Hrs.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge of structure and function of human body and recognize deviation from normal.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- On completion of this course students will be able to gain knowledge on different structure and functions of human body.
- Describe organization of human body.
Basics of Anatomy
UNIT1 : Introduction to Human Anatomy
UNIT 2 : Cell- Tissues Properties, Different Tissues
UNIT 3 : Digestive System
UNIT 4 : Respiratory System
UNIT 5 : Cardio Vascular System
UNIT 6 : Lymphatic System
UNIT 7 : Bones and Joints
UNIT 8 : Nervous System
UNIT 9 : Endocrine System
UNIT 10 : Sense Organs
UNIT 11 : Excretory System
UNIT 12 : Reproductive System.
UNIT 13 : Blood and its components
PAPER II: BASIC SCIENCE
Duration: 150 Hrs
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
This course is designed to help students to gain knowledge and understanding the concepts of Microbiology, Nutrition Psychology and sociology.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- On completion of this course students will be able to gain knowledge on Microbiology, Nutrition Psychology and Sociology.
- Description of Basic Microbial Techniques, Nutritional details and behavioral aspects.
UNIT I: Microbiology:
Classification of Micro-organisms, Mode of transmission of Infection, Immunity, Vaccines and Sterilization and disinfection.
UNIT II: Nutrition
Definition of nutrition, food, nutrients and balanced diet.
Classification and functions of food: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fat, Vitamins, water and Minerals.
UNIT II: Psychology
Introduction to Psychology, Thinking, Reasoning and decision making, Problem solving.
Personality development, Emotions, Frustration and Conflicts, Defence Mechanism
UNIT III: Sociology
Individual, Family & Society, Social processes, Social control, Social stratification, marriage and family, community.
PAPER III- BASIC COMPUTER & COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Duration: 150 Hrs.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- This course is designed to help students to gain a basic understanding of the English in order to utilize this IN RENDERING effective Patient care.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- Use grammar for speaking
- Develop the communication skill
UNIT I: Communication Skills
- Definition, Importance, Elements, Types and barriers of communication
UNIT II: Basic Grammar
- Parts of Speech, Tenses, Voices, Degrees of Comparison, Sentences, Question Tag
UNIT III: Letter writing
- Types of letter, Model letters, Essay Writing, Effective Public Speaking,
Interview Skills, Time Management, stress Management, leadership
UNIT IV: Spoken English
- Greeting, Introducing oneself, Inviting someone, Seeking Permission, Expressing
- Gratitude, Complaining, Apologizing, Asking for information and describing something, Problem Solving and Decision Making
UNIT V: Computer
- Introduction, workflow of computer, Parts of Computer, Characteristics of Computer, Advantages and Disadvantages.
PAPER IV – FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE – I
Duration: 200 Hrs.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
This course introduces classic nursing principles that underpin future clinical practice. Principles include such things as comfort measures, assistance with daily living activities, environmental concerns, positioning and transporting, asepsis and sterile technique, medication administration, intrusive therapies and use of the nursing process with particular emphasis on the intervention component.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- On completion of this course students will be able to gain knowledge on Patient care.
- Description of Basic methods of patient care.
UNIT I: Introduction
- Terminologies- Nursing, Nurse, hospital, health, infection, patient, hygiene, illness, health care team etc.
- Functions of Nurse
- Qualities of Nurse
- Factors influencing health
- Hospital – Types and Functions
UNIT II: Hospital admission and discharge
- Admission procedure
- Discharge procedure
- Care of hospital Equipments
- Roles & responsibilities of the nurse
UNIT III: Recording & Reporting
- Recording-definition, types and Methods of recording
- Reporting- definition, Types, Principles
- Nurses responsibility in effective record keeping
UNIT IV: Health Assessment
- Definition of health assessment, Purposes
- History collection
– Physical Examination
– Vital signs and BP
– Temperature
- Definition and Factors affecting body temperature
- Assessment of body temperature Sites and Procedure
- Pulse
- Definition and factors affecting pulse
- Assessment of pulse Sites, location & procedure
– Respiration
- Definition and Factors affecting respiration
- Assessment of respiration technique
– Blood pressure
- Definition and Factors affecting BP
- Assessment of blood pressure, sites & procedure
UNIT V: Meeting basic needs of the client
– Hygiene- Bed bath, Back care, Mouth care, Hair care, Eyes Ears & Nosecare
– Comfort -Bed making, Comfort devices and Positions
- Types and Techniques of bed making- Closed bed/occupied bed and Open bed
– Mobility – Principles of Body mechanics, transferring of patient.
UNIT VI: Infections and control measures
- Chain of infection, Hospital acquired infection
- Aseptic technique
- Medical and Surgical
- Isolation technique, Standard universal precautions
- Biomedical waste management
PAPER V: MEDICAL & SURGICAL PATIENT CARE-I
Duration: 200 Hrs.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this course is to acquire knowledge and develop proficiency in caring for patients with medical and surgical disorders in varieties of health care setting and at home.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the causes, symptoms, signs, treatment and prevention of diseases classified under medical surgical specialties.
- Demonstrate skill in carrying out patient care techniques and procedures application of scientific principles.
UNIT I: Respiratory diseases
URTI, Pneumonia, COPD, Lung Abscess, Pleuritis, Pulmonary TB.
UNIT II: GI Diseases
Dental caries, Gingivitis, parotitis, hernia, stomatitis, gastroenteritis, peptic ulcer, Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, appendicitis, anal fistula, Hemorrhoids, Cholecystitis, hepatitis, liver cancer, Liver abscess, cirrhosis of liver, Pancreatitis, jaundice
UNIT III: Cardio Vascular and blood disorders
Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, Rheumatic fever, endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis, hypertension, cardiac arrest, congestive cardiac failure, varicose vein, anemia, leukemia, hemophilia, thalassemia
UNIT IV: Musculoskeletal diseases:
Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Osteomyelitis, osteoporosis, fracture, osteomalacia
PAPER VI: PRACTICAL
- Surgical dressing
- Sitz bath
- Neurological assessment
- Oropharyngeal and endotracheal suctioning
- Eye irrigation
- Nasal irrigation
- Bladder irrigation
PAPER I: MEDICAL & SURGICAL PATIENT CARE-II
Duration: 150 Hrs.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: –
The purpose of this course is to acquire knowledge and develop proficiency in caring for patients with medical and surgical disorders in varieties of health care setting and at home.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the causes, symptoms, signs, treatment and prevention of diseases classified under medical surgical specialties.
- Demonstrate skill in carrying out patient care techniques and procedures application of scientific principles.
UNIT I: Reproductive disorders
Endometriosis, uterine fibroid, polycystic ovarian syndrome, sexually transmitted disease, benign prostate hypertrophy
UNIT II: Urinary diseases
Renal failure, Glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, polycystic kidney disease, Nephrotic syndrome, urinary tract infection, hydronephrosis, renal calculi
UNIT III: Endocrine disorders
Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, Addison’s disease, Cushing syndrome, hyperpituitarism, hypopituitarism, diabetes mellitus, goiter
UNIT IV: Neurological diseases
Neurological examination, epilepsy, stroke, meningitis, encephalitis, hydrocephalus, spinal cord injury, cerebro vascular accident, brain abscess, migraine
UNIT V:Sensory diseases:
- Ear: Otitis media, Otosclerosis, Meniere’s disease, mastoiditis
- Nose: Rhinitis, Laryngitis, Sinusitis, Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Adenoiditis
- Eye: Conjunctivitis, Stye, Cataract, glaucoma, blindness
PAPER II: PAEDIATRICS
Duration: 150 Hrs
COURSE DESCRIPTION: –
This Course is designed to help the students develop and understand the concept of Child health, the trends in child care and the health problems of Children. This will enable the students to meet the needs of the Children, in health and sickness.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
– Explain the concept of child health, the principles underlying child care
and trends in Pediatric Patient care.
– Describe normal growth and development of children, so as to
recognize deviations from normal health.
– Demonstrate skills in meeting the needs of the sick as well as healthy
children.
UNIT I: Introduction
- Trends in pediatric patient care
- Role of pediatric patient care in child care
- Growth and development- factors, principles and milestone development of infant
- Characteristics of New born
- Psychosocial development
- Psychosexual development
- Breast feeding & weaning
- Immunization
UNIT – II: The new born
- Preterm, Low birth weight babies
- PEM, Worm infestation
- URTI , Pneumonia
- Congenital heart diseases
- Neural tube defects, Hydrocephalus Meningitis, Encephalitis, Neonatal convulsions, Mental retardation
- Diarrhea, Cleft palate and cleft lip, Oesophageal atresia, Hirschsprung’s disease, Anorectal malformations
- Hypospadias, Epispadiasis, Phimosis
- Clubfoot, Poliomyelitis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Leukemia, Thalassemia, Hyperbilirubinemia
UNIT – III: Communicable Disease
- Measles ,Mumps, Rubella
- Chickenpox
- Tuberculosis
- Scabies
- Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
UNIT- IV: Child Welfare Programme
- Anganwadi
- Mid-day meal programme
- Under five clinic
- Baby friendly hospital
- Juvenile delinquency act
- Child labor act
PAPER III: FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE-II
Duration: 150 Hrs.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:
This course introduces classic nursing principles that underpin future clinical practice. Principles include such things as comfort measures, assistance with daily living activities, environmental concerns, positioning and transporting, asepsis and sterile technique, medication administration, intrusive therapies and use of the nursing process with particular emphasis on the intervention component.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- On completion of this course students will be able to gain knowledge on Patient care.
- Description of Basic methods of patient care.
UNIT I: Meeting basic needs of the client
- Nutrition-NG tube insertion and feeding
- Urinary Elimination-Collection of specimen, types and procedure,
catheterization
- Bowel Elimination – Enemas, Suppository, Sitz bath, colostomy care
- Oxygenation- O2 administration, Suction, steam inhalation and nebulization
- Hot and cold applications
UNIT II: Administration of Medication
- Drug forms
- Routes of administration
- Terminologies & abbreviations used in prescription of medications
- Oral Drug Administration
- Injections- IM, IV, ID and SC
- Instillations – Ear, Eye, Nose drops
- Irrigations – Eye
- Blood Transfusion
UNIT III: Peri Operative Patient Care
- Definition
- Phases
- Pre-operative Preparation of patient for surgery
- Intra operative care of patient
- Post-operative care of patient
- Wound – Classification,
- Surgical Dressing, suturing
- Care of drainage
UNIT IV: First Aid
- CPR- Basic Life support
- Poisoning
- Snake Bite
- Accident
- Burns
- Fracture
- Foreign bodies – eyes, ear, nose and throat
- Bandages- Simple Bandage, Spiral, Figure of eight, Circular
- Special Bandages- Eye, Ear, Caplin, Sling and Splint
UNIT V: Care of Patients with
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Dyspnoea
- Unconscious
- Dying person & death care
PAPER IV: MIDWIFERY
Duration: 150 Hrs.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed for students to appreciate the concepts and Principles of Midwifery and obstetrical patient care. It helps them to acquire knowledge and skills in rendering care to normal and high risk pregnant woman during antenatal, natal and post-natal periods in hospitals and community settings.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- Describe the needs and problems of women in pregnancies labor and puerperium. Identify deviations from normal pregnancy and give necessary care.
- Demonstrate skills to provide care to the mother as well as care to the newborn.
UNIT I: Introduction
- Concept of midwifery and obstetrical nursing
- Review of anatomy and physiology of female reproductive system
- Structure of Female pelvis and fetal skull
- Conception and fertilization
- Development of embryo
- Functions of placenta, umbilical cord
- Fetal circulation
- USG
UNIT II: Maternity
- Physiological changes during pregnancy
- Signs and symptoms of pregnancy
- Antenatal care
- Normal Labor – stages of labor, Mechanism of labor, Management of first, second, third stage of labor
- LSCS, forceps delivery
- Maintanance of safe labour
- Complications in Labour
- Safe Labour
- Postnatal care
- Puerperium
- Breast feeding
- Family planning
UNIT III: Complications of Pregnancy and its management
- Abortion
- Placenta previa
- Placenta abruption
- Preterm labor
- Intrauterine growth restriction
- Intrauterine death
- Preeclampsia
- Eclampsia
- Pregnancy induced hypertension
- Hydramnios
- Hederiform mole
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Puerperal sepsis
- Anemia
- Gestational diabetes mellitus
- Multiple pregnancy
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- STD
- Fibroid uterus
- Uterine prolapse
UNIT IV: Family Planning
- Definition
- Types
- Methods
PAPER V: PRACTICAL
- Application of eye drops and eye ointment
- Use of restraints, splints, plaster cast
- Instill ear drops and nasal drops
- Assist in ENT examination
- Assessment of new born and weighing baby
- Eye care and cord card
- Antenatal assessment
- Perineal care
- Preparation of mother for breast care
| DHA I YEAR | |||||
| S.NO | SUBJECT NAME | Theory
(in Hours) |
Internal Marks | Theory Exam | Total |
| 1. | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY | 200 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 2. | BASIC SCIENCES | 200 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 3. | BASIC COMPUTER & COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 150 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 4. | FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE – I | 150 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 5. | MEDICAL SURGICAL PATIENT CARE -1 | 200 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 6 | PRACTICAL | 1020 | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| TOTAL | 1920 ( 240 days*8 hrs/day) | 100 | 500 | 600 | |
| DHA II YEAR | |||||
| S.No | SUBJECT NAME | Theory
(in Hours) |
Internal Marks | Theory Exam | Total |
| 1. | MEDICAL & SURGICAL PATIENT CARE-II | 150 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 2. | PAEDIATRIC CARE | 150 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 3. | FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE-II | 150 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 4. | MIDWIFERY | 150 | 15 | 85 | 100 |
| 5 | PRACTICAL | 1320 | 25 | 75 | 100 |
| TOTAL | 1920 ( 240 days*8 hrs/day) | 85 | 415 | 500 | |
Examination Schedule
| Examination | Month | Syllabus |
| First Internal – I | December | First 50% of total syllabus |
| Second Internal – II | April | Second 50% of total syllabus |
| Model | May | Total Syllabus |
| Final exam | June | Total Syllabus |
| INTERNAL MARK PATTERN-THEORY | |
| Average of 2 Internal Examination Written | 10 Marks |
| Assignment | 05 Marks |
| Model examination | 10 Marks |
| Student Conduct | 05 Marks |
| Total Mark | 30 Marks |
| 50 % of this score to be sent as their Internal Marks (Max 15 marks) | |
| INTERNAL MARK PATTERN-PRACTICAL | |
| Log Book | 05 |
| Record Book | 10 |
| Model Practical | 10 |
| Total Mark | 25 |
| EXTERNAL MARK PATTERN-PRACTICAL | |
| Log Book | 10 |
| Record Book | 15 |
| Practical | 50 |
| Total Mark | 75 |
