Salma Jordana, Hussain Amber, Paul Pauline
Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Int Nurs Rev. 2025 Sep;72(3):e70104. doi: 10.1111/inr.70104.
We present a historical case study of the Global Nursing Office (GNO) at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing in Canada, documenting over five decades of global health leadership in nursing education, policy, and research.
Academic institutions have a responsibility to contribute to achieving the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals with the aim of achieving health for all. While there are examples of GNOs in universities worldwide, there remains limited documentation and analysis of how these academic structures operationalize internationalization mandates and influence advances in the nursing profession and global health.
We completed a historical case study, using document analysis of archival records, institutional reports, and internal communications from 1970 to date, supplemented by oral history interviews with key stakeholders.
The GNO's development reflects a transformative shift from individual-led initiatives in the 1970s to an academic structure with widespread faculty engagement and strategic global partnerships. Grounded in a philosophy of health equity, cultural humility, and mutual capacity-building, key milestones included the creation of the International Nursing Centre (1998), the Ghana Partnership (1999), and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (2002).
Academic nursing leadership can look to existing GNO models for achieving sustainable and impactful outcomes that advance the profession and, most importantly, progress the UN sustainable development goals. We encourage nongovernmental and governmental bodies leading global health efforts to partner with GNOs who can tap into the expertise and services of faculty and students committed to global health advancement.
我们展示了加拿大阿尔伯塔大学护理学院全球护理办公室（GNO）的一个历史案例研究，记录了其在护理教育、政策和研究领域五十多年的全球健康领导力。
学术机构有责任为实现联合国（UN）可持续发展目标做出贡献，以实现全民健康。虽然全球各地的大学都有全球护理办公室的例子，但关于这些学术结构如何实施国际化任务以及如何影响护理专业和全球健康发展的文献记录和分析仍然有限。
我们完成了一项历史案例研究，对1970年至今的档案记录、机构报告和内部通信进行文件分析，并辅以对关键利益相关者的口述历史访谈。
全球护理办公室的发展反映了从20世纪70年代个人主导的倡议到一个教师广泛参与和具有战略意义的全球伙伴关系的学术结构的变革性转变。基于健康公平、文化谦逊和相互能力建设的理念，关键里程碑包括国际护理中心的创建（1998年）、加纳伙伴关系（1999年）以及泛美卫生组织/世界卫生组织合作中心的设立（2002年）。
学术护理领导力可以借鉴现有的全球护理办公室模式，以实现可持续和有影响力的成果，推动该专业发展，最重要的是，促进联合国可持续发展目标的实现。我们鼓励领导全球健康工作的非政府和政府机构与全球护理办公室合作，后者可以利用致力于全球健康发展的教师和学生的专业知识和服务。
