The GDA assists in emergency services required for dealing with accidents, natural disasters, epidemics, etc. as per the instruction of the healthcare team members. This helps in streamlining the acute care of the patients requiring emergency medical services and thus improve the outcome.
Caregiver: A GDA meets the patient’s holistic healthcare needs to promote health and the healing process. The GDA supports improving treatment for specific diseases and applies measures to restore the emotional and social well–being of the patient.
Communicator: A GDA is required to communicate effectively with doctors, nurses and other staff members, therefore he/she should possess good communication skills. In fact, a GDA can be an effective link in communication between patient and health care team.
Curative Functions: It includes treatment of all ailments/diseases with the help of healthcare team members. The GDA assists the nurse and other health team members in treatment of ailments/ diseases.
Rehabilitative Functions: It includes activities related to physical, mental and social rehabilitation. The GDA ensures that the patient returns to a state of normal functioning. This requires assistance to patient and family members for liaison between various team members like physiotherapist, nutritionist and other rehabilitative members for optimal rehabilitation of members.
