just took nclex and feeling down

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Well, I did it, it's over. I had a LOT of SATA's. I know I missed a couple of my metrology, and there were only a couple on the test. It stopped at 75. What do I do now??? What if I failed? Why did I mess up the metrology that I've known since I was a freshman? What does that mean? Am I screwed because I missed simple metrology questions? Please help me! I am trying to simply have faith that I am where God wants me to be, but now I am getting really down and I can't help it.

That was hard. This is hard.

Is my handle going to be "FutureNurseLori" forevermore... or "Lori RN" soon?

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Specializes in Telemetry/Med Surg.

Hang in there! Mostly everyone leaves the NCLEX feeling terrible. Nothing really you can do except try to relax and wait. Sending good thoughts you way.

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Well, I did it, it's over. I had a LOT of SATA's. I know I missed a couple of my metrology, and there were only a couple on the test. It stopped at 75. What do I do now??? What if I failed? Why did I mess up the metrology that I've known since I was a freshman? What does that mean? Am I screwed because I missed simple metrology questions? Please help me! I am trying to simply have faith that I am where God wants me to be, but now I am getting really down and I can't help it.

That was hard. This is hard.

Is my handle going to be "FutureNurseLori" forevermore... or "Lori RN" soon?

I see in the future that it will be Lori RN. I thought for sure that I failed. Nobody really understands that unless they took that awful test. I was so nervous this morning to check the results that I had my husband do it for me. It was just too much to handle. I passed with 75 questions and I would have bet my life on it that I failed. Yesterday we went out boating on the river all day just to get my mind off it. It helped but everytime it got quiet my mind drifted back to worrying about the test. Peole say to relax its overwith but that is easier said then done. Everyone in my fam kept telling me...oh you passed...you did good in school...dont worry about it. That made things worse. I thought I let everyone down. It is so hard to understand how it feels for us unless they are in our shoes. Let me know how it goes. Ill be praying for ya.

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SATAs are only format style of question, nothing else can be determined as to level of question by the format alone.

What is metrology? Sorry, but have never heard of that word before.

Everyone comes out of the exam feeling as you do, there is nothing that can be done until you can get your results.

Best of luck to you.

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Nobody really understands that unless they took that awful test.

Everyone in my fam kept telling me...oh you passed...you did good in school...dont worry about it. That made things worse. I thought I let everyone down. It is so hard to understand how it feels for us unless they are in our shoes.

I totally understand what you are saying. I took NCLEX yesterday, and I am still awaiting my results. It makes me so mad when my husbands says....Oh, you know you passed. You did so well in school, you've been practicing, you have nothing to worry about. Gosh, I almost bit his head off when he said that. Nobody understands (except fellow NCLEXers) how much is riding on that four little letters....P A S S. :banghead:

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Oh my God, me too.

It shut off on me today at 75 questions and I was stunned.

It was the hardest test I ever took.

I have a great GPA and 4 diagnostic tests that indicated I would surely pass. But oh..

it was so hard.

I walked out of there more or less certain that I failed because there were so few that I feel I knew absolutely.

and the rest is just a blur...

I can't remember any of the questions.

I have a GN job lined up and everything, I'm sick.:cry:

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There is no reason for any of you to suspect that you did not pass the exam; everyone comes out of the exam feeling the same way that all of you have posted about.

There is nothing that you can do to 2nd guess your results, you are going to need to wait for them to be out on the Pearson-Vue website or on your BON website.

Best of luck to all of you.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

to all of those holding your breath...

everyone feels that way coming out of that wretched test. i won't tell you to "relax", "don't think about it" or "don't worry about it". i know all of the above is impossible.

just know that those of us who have passed (mine was just last week, 75 questions, i was certain i had failed) are all sitting here smiling a knowing smile, waiting to congratulate you when you repost that you've passed! :yeah:

i'll be watching...:D

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Thank you Suzanne...

1MOMtoRN -- that is exactly the way I feel, CERTAIN. and it just doesn't compute. Hours and hours of testing, great GPA, excellent results from all diagnostic readiness tests....

it's my lifelong dream, I know I would make a great nurse because nursing makes me so happy and really just about LOVE all my patients... and it all comes down to these 75 questions??? There were a gazillion things I studied that they didn't ask...

But there I was. You know, you're a little tired, your neck hurts, you're nervous, trying to control anxiety, take deep breaths....you eliminate your choices and you could just go either way on the remaining choices....either way.... Maybe I overstudied and just burned out a bit.

you ladies are true inspirations. Maybe all is not lost. Without your promise of "possibility," I would be even more of a mess than I am...

I hope I experience the same happy ending you did.

Thanks again.

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I passed! Thanks for your prayers and uplifting words!

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WOOHOO!! Congrats!!! :yeah:

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Cots Lori, RN!!!! The wait is horrible but seeing those 4 beautiful letters in breathtaking!!! PASS!!!!!:yeah:

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