Hi, I am contemplating moving to Colorado. I would like to know how likely it is to find places of hospital employment w/8-hr shifts in Colorado. I live in an area of the country currently where, literally, there is no hospital jobs that offer 8-hr shifts; only 12-hr shifts. Also, I would like to know how many pts is considered "the norm" in Denver-area hospitals for Med-Surg nurses and what the average salary rate per hr is for a 10-yr Med/Surg ADN nurse w/3 yrs of CM experience and fully bilingual in Spanish. Thanks a lot for any info.