Practice States bahhh hummbug!

So it appears that if you live in a practice state and you do not meet the required number of practice hours that you are not considered active in nursing and you are required to either (1) take a reentry course or (2) write your own reentry program.  Now mind you, attending Masters level courses in nursing do not count, so the reentry course is a review of basic nursing practice, which I have been doing for over 25 years.  In order to renew your license you need to show proof that you attended 9 hours of pain management, be current in CPR and have the required practice hours which are around 160 per year or 940 over 5 years. I took the LPN boards in 1984, returned to school and took RN boards in 1988, now because I do not have my practice hours I must take it again, which I did yesterday.  75 questions and it shut off, I either did really well or really bad.  I can't find out until tomorrow.  So for now I must wait to receive my limited license so that I have complete my 160 hours of clinical time so that I can finish my MSN degree.  What a mess I have gotten myself into!