Certification by competency evaluation
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3025
in effectAll 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.
1989, c. 278.
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