CODE OF VIRGINIA CERTIFICATION BY COMPETENCY EVALUATION (ยง 54.1-3025) All applicants except those certified by endorsement shall be required to pass a clinical competency evaluation. Such evaluation shall be in written or oral form and shall include the following areas: 1. Basic nursing skills; 2. Personal care skills; 3. Recognition of mental health and social services needs; 4. Basic restorative services; and 5. Resident or patient rights. HISTORY: 1989, c. 278.