Nursing competencies have a significant impact on quality of life and care for patients suffering from the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). ESRD patients undergo scheduled complex medical practices that involve dialysis and restriction from certain types of foods and fluids; hence, the patient and the physician must observe strict adhering to the treatment process. As such, the health provider taking a patient through the dialysis process must be highly competent to ensure safe and qualify procedure. Compliance with the treatment process helps minimize complications associated with the process and contributes to the survival and quality of life of the patient. Numerous factors determine the patient's outcome to the treatment process including
