Maharashtra HSC NSQF Healthcare GDA study plan

Label the major body systems and 20 key organs on a blank diagram you draw yourself, without notes

Define each of the six core vital signs and state the normal adult range for each from memory

List the common health conditions named in your syllabus and match each to the body system it affects

Demonstrate on a partner the correct sequence for counting pulse and respiratory rate, narrating each step aloud

Explain in writing how dehydration, fever and low blood pressure each change vital-sign readings

Practise recording temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure on a practice chart for five simulated patients

Describe when an abnormal reading must be escalated and to whom, using your facility's chain of command

Summarise three common conditions (for example diabetes, hypertension, anaemia) in terms of signs a GDA would notice

Demonstrate five patient positions (supine, lateral, Fowler, prone, sitting) and state the purpose of each

Perform a safe bed-to-chair transfer with a gait belt, verbalising the safety checks before movement

Identify eight fall-risk factors and describe one countermeasure for each

List the pressure-area checkpoints for a bedbound patient and state a repositioning interval

Perform the WHO hand-hygiene technique with correct timing and sequence in all five moments

Sort ten sample waste items into the correct colour-coded biomedical waste categories

Describe the correct sequence for donning and doffing basic personal protective equipment

State five occupational hazards for a GDA and one control measure for each

Explain the GDA's legal and ethical duties around consent, confidentiality and reporting incidents

Demonstrate bed bathing, oral care and perineal care on a mannequin or partner with dignity-preserving communication

Calculate a simple fluid balance chart from a simulated day's intake and output

Describe safe feeding technique for a patient with swallowing difficulty, including positioning and choking signs

Explain how to assist with bedpan, urinal and commode use while maintaining privacy

List the nutritional needs of an elderly or post-operative patient in plain language

Demonstrate the recovery position and explain when it is and is not appropriate

Describe the steps of adult basic life support awareness, including compression rate and depth, without claiming certification

Apply first aid for choking, bleeding, burns and fainting in three written scenarios

State the emergency escalation sequence and the information to hand over

Re-run the transfer and fall-prevention practical from week 3 and note improvements

Role-play three difficult conversations (anxious patient, complaining relative, confused patient) using active listening

List the patient rights in your syllabus and give a GDA behaviour that upholds each one

Describe the GDA's scope of duties and three tasks that must be referred to a nurse

Explain how to report an observation clearly using a structured handover format

Run a full mock practical covering hand hygiene, vital signs, positioning, transfer and personal care in sequence

Complete two timed 50-question mixed practice papers across all ten domains

Review every wrong answer and write the correct fact beside it

Recite your personal safety checklist for any procedure before starting it