Pro-actively advocates for patient care issues to ensure that overall quality and type of care is sensitive to each specific patient/familys needs.1.Utilizing the nursing process, assesses patient/care giver needs in order to provide quality care to assigned patients, in accordance with evidence-based practice, State and Federal regulations, Vermont State Board of Nursing and VNAHSR policies and regulations. Evaluates a variety of aspects of implemented plan of care including, but not limited to identified problems, care provided and patients responses, to meet patient/care giver needs and ensure overall quality of care delivered, in accordance with evidence-based practice, State and Federal regulations, Vermont State Board of Nursing and VNAHSR policies and regulations.9.