Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the awareness of nursing students about violence among children and adolescents at the Faculty of Medicine in Osijek regarding age, gender and place of residence. Participants and methods: The respondents were the 2nd and 3rd year students of the undergraduate Study of nursing at the Faculty of Medicine in Osijek. A total of 80 respondents of both sexes, between the ages of 20 and 42, of whom 11 (14%) men and 69 (86%) women, participated. For the purposes of the study, a questionnaire of a closed type was used. The questionnaire consisted of 16 questions with answers offered for the respondents to choose from. Results: All of the respondents are familiar with the definition of violence. Rather low number of respondents, 16 (20%) of them, has heard of economic violence. 7 (9%) respondents were exposed to verbal violence. 6 (8%) of respondents were exposed to violence outside of the Faculty, most of them by adults, i.e. 3 of them, and one respondent by their relatives. At the Faculty, 8 (10%) of the respondents were exposed to some form of violence, 4 (5%) of them by professor, and 2 (3%) by other staff or students. The most frequent violence at the Faculty is verbal violence. 4 (5%) respondents are exposed to violence outside of the faculty and family. Conclusion: Nursing students are familiar with the definition of violence and they know how to recognize different forms of violence. The majority of students have heard about different forms of violence. The most common form of violence is verbal. There is a need to introduce more education in schools and faculties about violence and different forms of violence.