Table I.

Key words and their content in the Well-being, Integrity, Prevention, and Safety (VIPS) classification for nursing documentation.

Key word	Content
Communication	Speech impairment, aphasia, apraxia
Cognition, development	Memory deficits, concentration difficulty, understanding of health and illness, lack of initiative or motivation, attention impairment, difficulties with planning and organizing, post-stroke dementia
Breathing, circulation	Respiratory problems, aspiration, dyspnoea, coughing, heart problems, deep vein thrombosis, bleeding, body temperature, oedema, cyanosis
Nutrition	Swallowing difficulties, nausea, vomiting, appetite loss, weight loss
Elimination	Urinary tract problem, bladder or bowel incontinence, diarrhoea, constipation
Skin	Integument, lesions, ulcers, wound infection, sweating
Activity	Paralysis, falls, spasticity, contracture, deteriorated condition, activity limitations
Sleep	Fatigue, day-time sleepiness, tiredness, restlessness, sleeping problems
Perception with pain	Shoulder pain, pain syndrome, headache
Perception other than pain	Perception and co-ordination deficits, vision or hearing limitation, sensibility impairment, balance disturbance, dizziness
Psycho-social	Inability to control emotions, pathological crying, anxiety, uneasiness, stressfulness, social deprivation, personality change, uncertainty, irritability, depression
Well-being	Deterioration, stroke recurrence
Composite assessment	Other health problems