The Department of Clinical Nursing is one of the administrative departments in the Faculty of Nursing at Zarqa University. It is dedicated to teaching and learning within the field of nursing and health sciences to support the philosophy, vision, and mission of the university and the faculty through three primary tasks: teaching, research, and community service.

The department offers a variety of theoretical and clinical nursing courses, that allow nursing students to demonstrate an adequate level of technical and theoretical skills in the areas of: Fundamentals of Nursing (theoretical, practical), Physical assessment (theoretical, practical), Adult Health Nursing (theoretical, practical), Critical Care Nursing (theoretical, practical), Clinical Nutrition, Pharmacology for Nursing Students, and Pathophysiology. These courses focus on health in general and address health issues related to acute and chronic conditions across all age groups in Jordan. The faculty members in the department possess scientific expertise and research interests in several areas within adult care. These include cardiopulmonary diseases, oncology, various body systems care, and gerontology. Other areas of interest are family involvement in care and health behavior, patient and nurse education, health outcomes quality, in addition to various other fields.