The mental disorder called schizophrenia is characterized by changes in the ability of the affected person to distinguish between real and unreal, that he has problems with managing his emotions, that there is a disturbed flow of thoughts, that there are disturbances in decision-making and difficulties in communication. Disorders occur with thinking, perception and emotional expression that is inappropriate. He believes that the occurrence of schizophrenia is influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. Knowledge of nurses/technicians about schizophrenia ensures quality access to the patient through the health care process, establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship, educating the patient and family, improving disease self-management techniques, promoting awareness of stressors, creating a relationship of trust. The aim of the research was to assess how much nursing students know about schizophrenia and the duties of a nurse/technician in schizophrenia. The research was conducted among full-time and part-time students of the first and third year of nursing. The research was conducted using an anonymous online questionnaire. 100 respondents participated in the survey. The survey with survey questions consisted of socio-demographic questions that examined age, gender, type and year of study, and specific questions of which there were 15 on the research topic. Specific questions were divided into two categories. The first category included nine questions that explored knowledge about schizophrenia. The second category of questions included six questions that investigated the knowledge of the tasks of the nurse/technician in schizophrenia. The results obtained from the questionnaire were processed in the Excel program. Full-time students in the 1st and 3rd years achieved 64% correct answers in the field of research on schizophrenia and 87% correct answers in the field of research on tasks of nurses/technicians in schizophrenia. Part-time students of the 1st and 3rd year achieved 77% correct answers in the area about schizophrenia and 93% correct answers in the area about tasks of a nurse in schizophrenia. The conducted t-test and the obtained values about schizophrenia and the tasks of nurses/technicians in schizophrenia proved that there is no significant difference in knowledge in this area between full-time and part-time students of the 1st and 3rd year of professional nursing studies.