Course Name: Routine Inpatient Activities

Course Code: HC20GDA005V0

Course Duration: 20 Hrs

Course Description :

Course Overview:

• Identify and describe the common medical and surgical equipment and their uses

• Identify and describe patient comfort and care devices and their uses

• Understand sterilization process of hospital equipment

• Describe different methods of sterilization

• Assist the nurse with autoclaving process of hospital equipment

• Assist the nurse with measuring height and weight of a patient

• Assist the nurse with measuring vital signs of a patient

• Identify any abnormalities in vital signs of a patient and report to the nurse

• Understand the importance of quick response to a patient’s call

• Describe actions to be taken during hourly visits

• Describe the different methods used in drug administration 

• Assist the nurse with arranging equipment for drug administration process

• Assist the nurse with transporting specimen to various departments

Course Structure:

Unit1: Hospital Devices and Equipment

• Lesson 1: Basic Medical Equipment

• Lesson 2: Basic Surgical Equipment

• Lesson 3: Patient Comfort and Support Devices

• Lesson 4: Sterilization Processes of Hospital Equipment

• Lesson 5: Cleaning and Disinfecting of Reusable Hospital Articles

Unit2: Assisting Nurses and Doctors

• Lesson 1: Measuring Height and Weight of a Patient

• Lesson 2: Measuring Vital Signs of a Patient

• Lesson 3: Responding to a Patient’s Call

• Lesson 4: Administration of Drugs to Patients

• Lesson 5: Transporting specimen

Pre-requisite: Class 10^th Pass

Training Method: Instruction based.

Course Validity: 90 days from the date of enrolment.

Downloadable Exercises: NA

Recommended Practice Hours: NA