Aim of the research: To find out the level of awareness of the citizens of the city of Rijeka about the existence and description of the job of a male nurse, his status within the nursing profession and the attitudes of citizens about prejudices against male nursess. Methods and respondents: As a research tool, the program "Google Forms" was used, which created a survey of a total of 44 questions of different types. The survey could be accessed via an invitation posted on the social network Facebook. The survey was completed by 531 respondents from the city of Rijeka and its surroundings ranging in age from 17 to 80, both sexes and different educational achievements. Results: 3.4% of respondents chose the wrong job description for a male nurse. Although both female and male nurses have the same education, 32.6% of respondents believe that male nurses cannot work in all wards inside or outside the hospital. Despite the small number of prejudices expressed, only 18 respondents would choose a medical technician as their caregiver. Conclusion: Hypotheses about the number of respondents who do not know the job description of a male nurse, that familiarity also depends on the previous encounter and that citizens have more trust and security in male nurses, were rejected. The hypothesis that citizens' awareness depends on the level of education is accepted. Also, 7.5% of respondents do not know the job description of a male nurse.