Which CJMM step focuses on evaluating whether actions improved the patient outcome?

• A. Determine Whether Nursing Interventions Were Completed
• B. Determine Whether Actions Helped The Patient
• C. Prioritize Hypotheses
• D. Generate Plan

Answer: (B)

Evaluating whether actions improved the patient outcome is the step that looks at the real impact of what you did. After implementing nursing actions, you reassess the patient using relevant data—vital signs, symptoms, oxygenation, pain scores, functional status—and compare these measures to the baseline. This helps you determine if the interventions achieved the desired effect. If outcomes have improved, you continue or fine-tune the plan; if they haven’t, you modify the approach or seek additional expertise. This evaluation closes the loop in the CJMM cycle by linking actions to patient results and guiding the next steps. It’s different from simply confirming that interventions were completed (a process check) or from generating plans and hypotheses, which happen earlier in the decision-making process.