Organ donation is when a person allows his/ her organ to be removed, while the donor is alive or after death with the assent of the next of kin. The need for the organ is very high but the donation rates are very low. The nurses are having very important role in organ donation and transplantation. As the legal procedures keep on changing the nurse has to update themselves about organ donation procedures.

Keywords: Organ donation; Donor; Transplantation; Assent; Next of kin.