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SYLLABUS OF NURSING ASSISTANT BASIC COURSE (06 MONTHS)

1. Duration of Course - 26 weeks (182 days)

2. Number of periods per day - 04 (02 theory + 02 Practical)

3. Number of holidays/Sundays - 40 apprx.

4. Total number of days available - 142 days

5. Total number of periods available - (142X4) = 568 periods

6. Period required as per Syllabus - Theory = 458, practical = 120

I. Anatomy & Physiology (A&P) - 98 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Introduction to human body 1 2 4

2 Surface Anatomy 1 2 3 6

3 Skeletal system 2 3 4 5 8

4 Joints of the body 2 3 4 5 8

5 Muscular system 3 4 5 6

6 Circulatory system 3 4 5 6 8

7 The Blood 3 4 5 6 8

8 Principal blood vessels 3 4 5 6 8

9 Lymphatic system 6 7 4

10 Digestive system 7 8 4

11 Respiratory system 8 9 4

12 Endocrine system 9 10 4

13 Skin 10 2

14 The excretory system 11 12 4

15 Reproductive system 12 14 4

16 Central nervous system 14 15 4

17 Autonomic nervous system 14 15 4

18 Special senses –Eye 16 17 4

19 Special senses –Ear 17 2

20 Special senses –Tongue 19 2

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II. Nursing Practice (NP) - 122 Periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Procedure of Cleaning 1 2 3 6

2 Bed making 1 2 3 6

3 Basic nursing care 2 3 4 5 8

4 TPR recording & monitoring 2 3 4 5 8

5 BPT 5 22 4

6 RAJ 5 22 4

7 SUV 6 22 4

8 CCA 6 22 4

9 MHC 6 22 4

10 Enemas & Suppositories 4 2

11 Local applications –hot & cold

5 2

12 Various position of patients 5 6 4

13 Asepsis 4 5 6 6

14 Diet and feeding of the sick 5 5 4

15 Surgical nursing 5 6 7 6

16 Catheterization 5 6 4

17 Sterilization 7 12 4

18 Injections & IV infusions 6 8 16 6

19 Blood transfusions 6 8 4

20 Care of unconscious patient 8 2

21 Care of convalescent patient

7 2

22 Emergency tray with doses of drugs

9 10 4

23 Wounds & nursing 10 2

24 Dressing & Bandaging 10 2

25 Diagnostic & therapeutic techniques

11 2

26 Drugs & routes of administration

11 2

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27 Care of new born 14 2

28 CPR 12 2

29 Oxygen therapy 14 2

30 Methods of family planning 15 2

31 Pre & post op care 15 2

32 Suturing methods 16 2

33 Pregnancy & Delivery 17 18 4

III. General Nursing Techniques (GN) - 36 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Introduction to techniques of general nursing

5 15 4

2 Indenting 15 2

3 Medical record section 15 16 4

4 Maintenance of medical store

16 2

5 Accounting of drugs 17 18 4

6 Storing of drugs – perishable drugs

17 18 4

7 Vaccination/Immunizations/Universal Immunization

19 2

8 Admission/Discharge procedure

20 2

9 Collection of samples for Lab 11 21 4

10 Laboratory techniques 10 20 4

11 ECG Machine & Leads position

12 22 4

IV. Communicable Diseases (CD) - 48 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Types of Microbes – Viral/Bacterial/Protozoal/Worms

8

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2 Terminology infection, disinfection, sterilization

11 12 4

3 Cross infection 12 14 4

4 Medical Asepsis:- cleaning of articles, Hand washing, wearing of mask gloves, gown techniques, Definition methods.

14 15 4

5 Surgical Asepsis :- Asepsis practice, packing, sterilization of articles autoclaving

14 15 4

6 Barrier Nursing – isolation techniques, managements of isolation patients.

16 17 4

7 Whooping cough 8 2

8 Diphtheria 8 2

9 tetanus 9 2

10 Typhoid, 9 2

11 Tuberculosis 10 2

12 Cholera 11 2

13 Malaria 12 18 4

14 Dengue fever/ Swine flu 19 2

15 Chicken pox 14 2

16 Mumps, measles 14 2

17 Rabies 15 2

18 HIV/AIDS 16 2

19 Hepatitis 17 2

V. Nutrition and Dietetics (ND) - 20 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Constitutions of normal diet 8 2

2 Balanced diet 9 2

3 Deficiency diseases 11 2

4 Calories, Caloric requirement, BMR

10 2

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5 Feeding of newborns & Infants

11 2

6 Hospital diet 10 2

7 Special diet and extra diets 10 2

8 Sick room Recipes (Juice, soup, Tea, coffee, Whey water, albumin water, Egg flip, Poached egg, soft drinks)

12 2

9 Therapeutic kitchen 15 2

10 Naso-gastric feeding 14 2

VI. Principles of First Aid (FA) - 68 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Definition of First Aid 11 2

2 Aims & objectives of First aid

11 2

3 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

12 2

4 Resuscitation techniques 12 2

5 Surgical emergencies 20 2

6 Head injuries 14 2

7 RTA injuries 14 2

8 Crush injuries 14 2

9 Blast/ gunshot injuries 15 2

10 Burns & Scalds 15 2

11 Gangrene 16 2

12 Hemorrhage 16 2

13 Cold injuries 17 2

14 Electrical burns 17 2

15 Effects of heats 17 2

16 Handling & Transportation of injured pts

18 2

17 Multiple trauma care 18 2

18 Carriage and management of mass causalities

18 2

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19 F/A in common aliments 11 2

20 F/A in foreign body 19 2

21 F/A in psychiatric emergencies

20 2

22 F/A in Convulsions 20 2

23 F/A in shock 21 2

24 F/A in Drowning 21 2

25 Sings of death 22 2

26 F/A in animal bites 22 2

27 Symptoms of Heart Diseases

23 25 4

28 F/A in chest pain 23 25 4

29 F/A in sports injuries 24 2

30 F/A in Poisoning 15 2

31 First aid Kit 12 2

VII. General Duties (GD) - 26 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Medical setup in BSF 3 2

2 Stretcher drill 3 2

3 Health education 4 2

4 Maintenance of charts / Documents

4 2

5 Admission and discharge procedure

6 2

6 Standing order 6 2

7 Housekeeping and linen 7 2

8 Bio-medical waste disposal 8 20 4

9 Medical Library records 9 2

10 Care of equipment 10 2

11 Methods & Policies of Recruitment

11 21 4

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VIII. Company level Medicare (Coy-Med) - 12 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 Register formats of company 14 2

2 Medicine Stock Register 14 2

3 Treatment Register 15 2

4 Slide Register 15 2

5 Weekly/Monthly Stock Position 16 2

6 Demand of Medicine 16 2

IX. LMC Cases & their Supervision (LMC) - 28 periods

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

1 SHAPE - system 5 2

2 Monthly Supervision of LMC cases

7 2

3 Quarterly work Report of LMC cases

7 2

4 Types of LMC Board 6 2

5 Formats of Part - I 8 2

6 Formats of Part – II 9 2

7 Formats of Part - III 10 11 4

8 Form 10/ Behavior Report

11 2

9 Requisition for Suitability Certificate

12 2

10 Board for Suitability Certificate

12 2

11 ABCDE Category of Disability

12 2

12 Percentage of Disability form & method of assessment

15 19 4

S/No Topics - Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Total

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TOTAL CLASSES - Th/Pr 2/2 4/4 8/5 7/5

Dr C B Narayan, CMO (SG)

Trg Officer, CH, BSF, HZB