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UCU GS Research Journal
COMPETENCIES OF NURSES IN RENDERING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS
ZOSET MAE DEE M. LUCAS

This study determined the level of competencies of nurses in the care of kidney
transplant recipients. Part 1 dealt on the personal profile of the respondents which include
their sex, age, civil status, highest educational attainment, length of work experience, area of
assignment and number of related trainings within and outside NKTI. Part II focused on level of
competencies of nurses in rendering healthcare services to kidney recipients along knowledge,
skills and attitude. Part III dealt on the significant difference in the level of competencies of
nurses across their profile variables.
Most of the respondents are female, aged 20-25, single, bachelor’s degree holder, with
2-4 years length of experience, assigned in 3D and had 1-3 trainings within NKTI composed of 35
or 87.5 percent, and did not undergo trainings outside NKTI. On the part of the supervisors, all of
the respondents are female with a frequency of 10 or 100 percent, aged 31-40 with a frequency
of 8 or 80 percent, married with a frequency of 9 or 90 percent, bachelor’s degree holder with a
frequency of 5 or 50 percent, with more than 4 years length of experience with a frequency of
10 or 100 percent, assigned in 2D with a frequency 2 or 20 percent and had 4-6 trainings within
NKTI composed of 6 or 60 percent, and had undergone trainings outside NKTI with a frequency
of 8 or 80 percent. Overall, the nurses were rated to be proficient with an overall weighted mean
of 4.02.
The following are the conclusions of the study. The nurses rated themselves to be
proficient in their knowledge, skills and attitude. The nurses were rated by their supervisors as
expert in performing skills and proficient in their knowledge and attitude. Married nurses are
more competent than the single ones. Their health care services are affected by the length of
work experience and those working for longer years are more competent in giving care.
The following are the conclusions of the study: The nurses rated themselves to be
proficient in their knowledge, skills and attitude. The nurses were rated by their supervisors as
expert in performing skills and proficient in their knowledge and attitude. Married nurses are
more competent than the single ones.
The following recommendations are hereby offered: The nurses must pursue higher
level of learning and continue to undergo related trainings to improve their health care services
to kidney transplant patients. The nurse supervisors must also pursue higher learning as a
requirement in their position and to undergo more trainings to be abreast with the trends in the
care of kidney transplant patients. Nurses must improve their competencies to be expert in their
field of practice.
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