Healthcare EVS vocabulary

Lesson 1 of 5 in Specialty Cleaning — Healthcare, Food Service & Post-Construction · 18 minutes

Twelve essential words for hospital cleaning — terminal clean, isolation, contact precautions — that you'll meet on day one of any EVS role.

What you'll learn

• Recognize the core vocabulary of hospital Environmental Services
• Distinguish among types of cleans and isolation precautions
• Use terms correctly in conversation with nurses and supervisors