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Thanks so much for the info, kerleigh722. Those are the numbers that I was hoping to hear. :) And yes, cmh918, I appreciated my union very much when I worked in Oregon. And my current hospital in FL definitely does not have a union. I tried to do some research, but didn't come up with a whole lot. But, are there many nursing unions at hospitals in Colorado?

I was hoping to get some feedback from RNs in Colorado that work Med/Surg in an acute care hospital. What is your typical pt load like? i.e., how many pts are you typically assigned? When I worked in Oregon, I would typically have 4 to 5 pts working on night shift. We also would rarely have a CNA on the floor (primary care most of the time). Occasionally, there would be one CNA for approx. 25 pts. Working in Florida, the nurses in med/surg are assigned (usually) 6 to 7 pts, but sometimes it can be as many as 8 pts. There are more CNAs on the floor, usually 2 to 3. I'm considering a move to Colorado (as a traveler). I was curious what the hospitals were like there in regards to staffing and if there is a wide variation from city to city or hospital to hospital in your experience. Thanks in advance!