To assess the attitude of the population to the new role of nurses in the conditions of reforming nursing in Kazakhstan. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 284 respondents. We developed a questionnaire consisting of 15 questions, which was approved at a meeting of the local ethics committee. The study involved 42% of men and 58% of women, 87% of whom were non-medical workers. Only 25% of respondents were aware that nursing is currently being reformed in Kazakhstan. Only 41% knows that currently in Kazakhstan, nurses are trained not only at the level of basic education, but also within the framework of bachelor's and master's degrees. According to 43% of respondents, nurses should have a technical education, the other 43% - a bachelor's degree and 14% - a master's degree. 40% of respondents believe that the work of medical staff should be controlled by doctors, and 60% believe that this should be done by chief nurses. 63% of respondents noted that nurses do not explain their doctor's appointments and treatment. 61% of respondents said that they could not trust a nurse with their health and personal problems. In addition, 54% of the respondents said that they are against nurses independently reception of patients for priority nosologies (diabetes, bronchial asthma, hypertension, etc.). We found that the awareness of respondents about the reform of nursing directly affects the increase in confidence in the nurse (X2=72,1; df = 1; p<0,001) and the increase in consent to independently reception of patients by a nurse in priority nosologies (X2=61,6; df = 1; p<0,001). The survey shows a low status of the profession of a nurse among the population and distrust of them, about the unwillingness to accept new roles and competencies of nurses as an equal partner of a doctor.