Aim of the study: The aim of the study is to examine whether there is a connection between the mental health of employed nursing students of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health and their academic success. Study Design: cross-sectional study Participants and methods: The research included a representative sample of 130 full-time and part-time second and third-year students of undergraduate Nursing studies in Osijek and Nova Gradiška, and the first and second year of full-time graduate Nursing studies in Osijek. The research instrument was a survey questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire are questions about respondents’ general characteristics. In the second part, there are standardized instruments: Short Mental Health Questionnaire, Short Resilience Scale and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. The third part consists of particles with which the respondent expresses the level of agreement on a Likert scale. Results: Respondents who are not employed have a borderline significantly higher level of resilience in contrast to respondents who are. Men have markedly higher stress subscale values than women. A significant number of respondents in the first year of graduate studies have excellent results, while those with good results are in lower years. Among the female respondents, 25.2% are those with excellent results, while 14% are male. The number of students with excellent results is more prevalent among the unemployed, while very good results prevail among those who are employed. Conclusion: The connection between the mental health of employed/unemployed nursing students and their academic success was observed; reduced stress resistance of employed nursing students results in poorer academic performance compared to unemployed students with better academic performance.