Nursing Students Keep Vital Connections with the Local Community.

In September 2014, The nursing students at JU visited Dar Al-Amal (the Hope House), and organized entertaining and educational activities for the children and the staff. Of Dar Al-Amal. Dar-Al-Amal is one of the nonprofit community centers located in Amman and is the residence of many underprivileged orphans and special needs and children with moderate to sever degrees of disabilities. The students organized the event under the care of the Nursing Dean. Prof. Fathieh AbuMoghli and the directions of the committed faculty from Department of Community Health Nursing. The students presented several entertaining and educational activities for the children and the caring staff at Dar-Almal. The activities were designed to match the developmental levels of the children and to serve the needs of them and Dar Al-Amal workers. Among the topics that were included: dental care and personal hygiene, principles of first aids, and the emergency care of children with seizures. Finally, University and Community Services Committee at the College of Nursing generously donated winter cloths for the children and a first aid box for the use of Dar Al-Amal.