Workplace violence is increasingly prevalent in all areas of work today. Health professions are considered to be the most affected, and lately, the violence of patients against nurses and technicians, who are considered the most vulnerable group of healthcare professionals because of being in contact with patients and being the first to express patient dissatisfaction with aggressive behavior, is a growing problem. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency and type of violence against nurses and technicians employed in healthcare facilities by patients, their relatives, and their companion. Fifty-nine students from the University Graduate School of Nursing at the Faculty of Medicine in Zagreb participated in the study. The survey was conducted anonymously using the Questionnaire on Violence against Nurses and Technicians in the Workplace, constructed for the purpose of this research, which consisted of 31 questions. The results showed that a large percentage (84%) of the respondents were the target of some type of violence in their working lives. Most interviewed talked about work violence with co-workers, relatives, partner or other persons about any violence experienced. According to the respondents, the most common form of violence is in the form of verbal assault, swearing and insulting words, which is characterized as low intensity violent behavior. Almost all respondents felt that the incidence of violent behavior has been increasing recently. More than half of the respondents most often encountered patients expressing dissatisfaction with the health care system as a whole, and this was the most frequent reason for dissatisfaction with which they justified their violent behavior. Nurses and technicians experienced some form of violence at least once during their working lives, most often verbal ones, and the presence of such forms of violence is increasing year by year.