Modal Bootstrap in page.tpl.php
If you want to show your node in a modal, a simpler approach would be to use the Colorbox and the Colorbox node modules (the last one has Views integration).

So after installing both modules, go to your View; in your Fields, when you click on any of them, you will see that the option "Link this field to the original piece of content" now has another one that says "Display the content inside of a colorbox". Check it, and it will make your nodes open in a modal window (colorbox).