“…Nurses need a specific educational background to work in this area, besides knowledge and clinical experience to play their role and guarantee the continuity of care. 7,13,[19][20] Transplant coordinators need to develop a comprehensive knowledge base to manage the complex issues involved in care. Among the skills needed, the following stand out: Evaluation (signs and symptoms of rejection and infection, transplant-associated complications, pharmacological interactions), communication (with patients and family members, transplant team, health providers from other hospital sectors, hospital departments, documentation), teaching-learning (learning theories, use of audiovisual material, internet use for the development of educative materials, development of alternative strategies for patients and family members with teaching and learning barriers), organizational (maintain organized and accurate registers, ability to perform different tasks at the same time, time management), screening (evaluation of patient problems by telephone, simultaneous management of patients' problems), administrative (management of medical and paramedical team professionals, budget previews, database management) and problem solving skills (management of competing priorities, proposal and adaptation of solutions in individual situations).…”