New to LTC, need some advice :)

Hello! I haven't posted much because I was working 7p-7a at a hospital and was always too exhausted to post! I'm still going to school, have a 5 year old and the whole shebang that goes with having a family. I wasn't happy at the hospital because I was always exhausted and they were transitioning (rather poorly) to computer meds and charting. It was almost impossible to pass meds in a timely manner and I was there many a morning charting until 830 or later. I am looking at taking the transition from LVN to RN in Jan '10 and I had no clue how I was going to manage it. Until I found out about double weekends! I just worked my first double weekend, and let me tell you, I almost hit 40 hours!! ((YIKES)) I have went from 5-6 pts to 20 residents. I am used to charting on a computer and charting acute care garb that could be taken wrong in LTC (for example, charting that an independent person was told to use the call light with needs could be taken as trying to encourage the resident to stay in their room) I have 10 (i think) medicare residents that have lots of charting to be done. It was a very eventful weekend. (and not in a good way) but that's another thread! At the hospital I had a "brain" that I used to chart my assessments and activities. I need one for here, too. I have to take full vitals on my medicare patients and assess them each shift, and I have to take blood pressures (and chart them in the MAR) for the blood pressure meds on certain patients. and then of course there are the blood sugars and the insulins, I need a way to keep up with it all! Any suggestions?