TABLE 2.

Course details

Name of Course	Foundations of Growth and Development
Location	The University of Jordan—School of Nursing—Maternal & Child Health Dept.
Level	2nd‐year level—Core Course—Prerequisite to “Children and Adolescents Health Nursing Course”
Semester	Spring 2018
Total Number of Students	125
Course description	This course is designed to introduce students to the main concepts that are related to growth and development of humans throughout their life span. It focuses on the biological, psychosocial, cognitive, moral and spiritual characteristics of each developmental stage. The course introduces students to the strategies that can be used to help individuals of a particular developmental period attain optimal health. The framework of the course is based on the concept of health maintenance and promotion