RBSE Sec Voc Health Care study guide
RBSE Sec Voc Health Care · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The RBSE Secondary Vocational Health Care credential is a Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education vocational qualification that introduces students to entry-level health care work: basic patient care, hygiene, first aid, infection control, nutrition and hydration, maternal and child health, community health programmes, medical terminology and records, and basic pharmacology with medication assistance. It suits Class 11–12 vocational students who plan to move into auxiliary health roles, pursue further nursing or paramedical study, or work in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and community health settings. The RBSE Sec Voc Health Care study guide has 10 sections and about 3,594 words.
01Fundamentals of Health Care and Anatomy & Physiology
This domain tests precise definitions of health and illness, how health care is organised from sub-centre to super-specialty hospital, and the anatomical vocabulary used to describe where an organ or a symptom lies. Questions mix one-line definitions with directional-term, body-plane and body-cavity identification.
356 words, about 2 min02Basic Nursing Care and Patient Hygiene
This domain tests the routine care a health care assistant performs daily: bed making, positioning, the hygiene sequence, pressure-injury prevention, and taking and recording vital signs within normal ranges. Temperature 36.5–37.5 °C (axillary slightly lower than oral).
378 words, about 2 min03First Aid and Emergency Care
This domain tests the correct immediate action at an accident or sudden illness: the sequence of assessment, CPR, and the condition-specific first aid that buys time until the ambulance arrives. Three aims of first aid: preserve life, prevent deterioration, promote recovery.
369 words, about 2 min04Infection Control, Sterilization and Safety
This domain tests how infections spread in a health facility, how to break the chain, how sterilization differs from disinfection, and the safety rules for sharps, waste, spills and fire. Chain of infection: infectious agent → reservoir → portal of exit → mode of transmission → portal of entry → susceptible host.
360 words, about 2 min05Nutrition, Dietetics and Hydration
This domain tests the composition of a balanced diet, energy values of nutrients, deficiency diseases, therapeutic diets and fluid balance - the calculations and the practical tray decisions. Energy values: carbohydrate 4 kcal/g, protein 4 kcal/g, fat 9 kcal/g.
346 words, about 2 min06Maternal and Child Health Care
This domain tests antenatal, intranatal and postnatal care, recognition of danger signs, breastfeeding and complementary feeding, and the National Immunization Schedule - high-yield, fact-heavy content. Antenatal care: register early; at least four visits; record weight, blood pressure, haemoglobin, urine albumin and sugar, blood group, HIV, VDRL and HBsAg; give iron-folic acid and calcium; tetanus-diphtheria immunisation.
363 words, about 2 min07Community Health and Public Health Programmes
This domain tests how disease is prevented at community level, basic epidemiology terms, population norms for health facilities, and the national programmes a health worker must be able to name and explain. Levels of prevention: primary - before disease occurs (immunisation, safe water, health education); secondary - early detection and prompt treatment (screening, case finding); tertiary - disability limitation and rehabilitation.
323 words, about 2 min08Medical Terminology, Records and Communication
This domain tests whether you can decode medical words and prescriptions, write legally acceptable records, and hand over information accurately while keeping it confidential. Word building: prefix + root + suffix.
360 words, about 2 min09Basic Pharmacology and Medication Assistance
This domain tests safe assistance with medicines: the rights of administration, reading a prescription, routes and storage, and what to do when something goes wrong. The rights: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time - plus correct documentation, right reason and the patient's right to refuse.
354 words, about 2 min10Practical Skills and Clinical Internship (Internal Assessment)
This domain is assessed internally through your clinical logbook, procedure record and viva. It tests whether you can perform core procedures safely, in the right order, with correct asepsis, and document them honestly.
385 words, about 2 min