▁is ▁typically ▁recorded ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁all - en comp ass ing ▁bed side ▁document ▁that ▁will ▁stand ▁as ▁an ▁indicator ▁of ▁the ▁care ▁a ▁patient ▁is ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁path way ▁going ▁forward ; ▁and ▁ultimately ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁un ified ▁legal ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁care ▁the ▁patient ▁has ▁received , ▁and ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁their ▁condition , ▁as ▁the ▁path way ▁has ▁been ▁undert aken . ▁ ▁The ▁path way ▁design ▁tries ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁for ese e able ▁actions ▁which ▁will ▁most ▁commonly ▁represent ▁best ▁practice ▁for ▁most ▁patients ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁include ▁prompt s ▁for ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁appropriate ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁path way ▁document ▁to ▁as certain ▁whether ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁carried ▁out , ▁and ▁whether ▁results ▁have ▁been ▁as ▁expected . ▁In ▁this ▁way ▁results ▁are ▁recorded , ▁and ▁important ▁questions ▁and ▁actions ▁are ▁not ▁over look ed . ▁However , ▁path ways ▁are ▁typically ▁not ▁pres cript ive ; ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁journey ▁is ▁an ▁individual ▁one , ▁and ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁path way ▁documents ▁is ▁to ▁capture ▁information ▁on ▁" var ian ces ", ▁where ▁due ▁to ▁circumstances ▁or ▁clin ical ▁judgment ▁different ▁actions ▁have ▁been ▁taken , ▁or ▁different ▁results ▁unfold ed . ▁The ▁combined ▁var ian ces ▁for ▁a ▁sufficiently ▁large ▁population ▁of ▁patients ▁are ▁then ▁anal ys ed ▁to ▁identify ▁important ▁or ▁system atic ▁features , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁next ▁iteration ▁of ▁the