In the past, euthanasia was a mild death, the help the doctor provided to the dying patient to relieve him of pain and suffering. In it is fullest sense, euthanasia can be defined as the killing of those who are powerless, incurably sick, in painful, unbearable pain, to spare themselves or further pain and suffering. According to the definition given by the Declaration on Euthanasia of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, euthanasia is an act or omission that causes death by it is nature or purpose, in order to remove any pain. In the Republic of Croatia, euthanasia is considered a criminal offense, while in the Netherlands volunteer euthanasia is performed by doctors for more than twenty years. As an alternative to euthanasia, hospice within which palliative care is being implemented has been introduced in Great Britain. The basic skill in palliative care is to control the symptoms because without pain relief and other physical and emotional disturbances it is difficult to achieve. Under palliative care we imply a team and holistic approach. Everyone is a person for himself and so are the symptoms more than what can be simply determined by their physical factors. Also, important palliative care segments are the interdisciplinary teamwork and communication of team members with inexhaustible patients and members of their families. The interdisciplinary work of the team consists of doctors, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists, social workers, priests and volunteers. The most important role in the care of dying patient is a nurse. The nurse directly cares for a dying patient, looks at the patient's response to care, provides psychological support and supports family during illness and apprehension. The aim of this study was to answer questions to the extent that students of nursing studies are familiar with the notion of euthanasia and what their attitude to euthanasia, death and dying is. The study was conducted on a sample of 118 students. The anonymous online survey includes basic data on respondents (sex, age, years of study, work status). The obtained results indicate that the attitudes of students on euthanasia and it is legalization are very divided. This is because half of the students belong to the age group of 18 to 22 years, young people have no clear attitudes, especially when it comes to such debating topics as euthanasia.