What are you supposed to feel?

[allinGod]

What are you supposed to feel after taking the NCLEX? A lot of posters here say they felt like they failed and did terrible and it seems like the accepted feeling is that one must feel like they failed to have passed. i know this thread seems trivial but i just wanted to know if feeling good after the exam may not be a bad thing either? any thoughts from nclex takers and passers?

[noyesno, MSN, APRN, NP]

It will vary from person to person.

Right after I took it, I felt happy/excited because I thought I passed. About ten minutes later, as I was doing the PVT, I started to have some doubts and got nervous.

I did pass.

[STL2008, RN]

I felt like I failed. It was horrible. I literally was guessing the whole time. But I guess I was doing good because I passed! i honestly, dont know a single person that walked out of there thinking they passed. Everybody I talked to thought they failed.

[caliotter3]

Either way, it is good to have it over.

[laughing weasel]

I was sure I failed up to last question fear got worse because question difficulty kept changing and I knew that was bad thing. Difficulty resets with new areas so meh. One of the scariest test I have ever taken.