Mountain View College
School of Nursing
A Paper Presented to the School of Nursing Level 1
as Partial Fulfillment of the Course NCM 100
NCM 100
THEORETICAL FOUNDATION IN NURSING
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING 1
OVERVIEW: INTRODUCTION OF NURSING THEORY
(Date: _August 26, 2021)
Submitted by: ___________________________
Class/ Group: TFN _______
Submitted to: _Myrna A. Mercado_
Class Instructor
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING 1
Instruction: Place your answers or explanations on the boxes/spaces provided.
Part 1
1. Outline the highlights of how the history of professional nursing began with Florence
Nightingale, then Explain briefly the Progress of Nursing Practice toward Professional
Development by era.
A. Outline
Crimean War
1859/1969
Mid 1800s
1990s
B.
(Reference: Alligood, M.R., (2018).Nursing Theorists & Their Work (9th Ed.). Elsevier (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.)
Era
Curriculum Era
Research Emphasis Era
Graduate Education Era
Progress of Nursing Practice toward Professional Development
Theory Era
Theory Utilization Era
Part 2.
NURSING PHILOSOPHY: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE THEORY
Instructions: View the Movie of Florence Nightingale and answer the following
questions.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ql_wQueo4&t=438s
1. What was Florence Nightingale’s motivation or passion as a Nurse?
2. What was the participation of Florence Nightingale’s family in her
experience to pursue her career?
3. How did Florence Nightingale assert leadership and management in the care
of the sick?
4. How did Nightingale’s theory on Environment evolve?
5. Write your Reflections: