[The technique of completing phrases as a means for students' expression on the day before examinations]

This article evaluates an alternative strategy of group intervention using the technique of complementing sentences to a group of students at University just before their examination. It aimed at offering to the nursing undergraduate students from the College of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto-University of São Paulo, a space to show their feelings related to this peculiar situation. The authors searched to catch the students' emotional conditions regarding their expectations as well as to identify possible aspects that can be handled looking at suggesting alternatives of intervention to alleviate tension.