blab

hello, I am in the process of moving to Arizona and I am working on applying for a license transfer. I am hoping someone on here can have any information or past experiences that could help. I took the CPNRE in 2016 with Ontario and passed beautifully. transferring means they want me to re-test with NCLEX-PN. I don't feel it is right. RPN's in Ontario are trained with a ton of information and skills. I am able to do things not many LPN's in the states can do. i can work in the hospitals on almost any specialty. I went to school for 2.5 years to receive the license. (not including the pre requisites). im hoping someone who has done this before even if not through Arizona can offer information. the application for the Arizona license requires I pay the fee for the nclex before submitting the application. why would the cpnre not serve as a good alternative to the nclex. and if it does why am I paying the darn fee for it? its not even refundable. thank you for anyone who can offer any information.