本研究在於瞭解台灣護理發展脈絡及探索台灣護理演進過程中的潛在性格。台灣護理發展輪廓可包括三個時期:西方教會醫療的外籍護士；日本殖民時期的職業護士及戰後多元快速發展的專業護士。台灣護理演進過程中形成的潛在性格由此三個時期分別可包括犧牲奉獻、從屬壓抑與缺乏領導特質。研究資料涵蓋日殖時期前後與戰後至今的發展史。主要研究方法包括史料文獻查證，實地訪查，口述訪談。本論文對未來的發展建議「缺乏歷史」的護理專業應加強護理史的研究與護理史的教學。

The objectives of this research are to trace the history of nursing development and potential characteristics of the process of nursing evolution in Taiwan. The profile of nursing development in Taiwan can be described into 3 stages, namely, stage of foreign church nurses; stage of Japanese colonization; stage of rapid and diversified development. The potential characteristics of these 3 stages in the process of nursing revolution are devotion, dependent oppression, and poor leadership respectively. The information of this research ranged from the period between Japanese colonization and postwar up to now. Research methodology includes verification of historical article review, field visit and dictation interview. It suggests the existing deficiency of nursing history in nursing professionals should improve the research and education of nursing history.