Course Description
Environmental Services (EVS) professionals play a critical role in healthcare facilities by ensuring safe and clean spaces for patients, residents, visitors, and staff. This course builds a foundation for understanding how EVS professionals support patient safety, infection prevention, and quality care.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the role of EVS in patient safety and outcomes.
- Discuss how EVS fits into the healthcare team.
- Compare the unique needs of different healthcare environments.
Intended Audience
This educational activity was developed for EVS professionals working in any healthcare setting.
Course Information
This is a microlearning course. Microlearning is an approach to learning new information in small segments of 3-15 minutes in length. This course is mobile-friendly!
There is no CE associated with this course. A certificate of completion is awarded, but no contact hours are awarded.
Course Authors
This course was written by Caryn Humphrey Arnold, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR and Amanda Tallman and edited by Brenda Kozak, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE.
Caryn has 16 years of clinical experience in medical-surgical nursing, surgical nursing, and surgical technology education.
Amanda is a Director of Product Management in Medline’s EVS division.
Brenda is a certified nurse educator with over 25 years of clinical experience. She earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice and a Master of Science in Nursing focusing on education.