EDAC - Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
1.) A researcher on the project team wants to make sure that a new
observation tool they developed has a high degree of reliability.
How should the researcher ensure the observation tool is reliable?
a. Submit the tool to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review.
b. Test the tool in a variety of settings both within and outside the
hospital.
c. Ask a team of researchers to validate that the tool is measuring
what its supposed to measure.
d. Have several researchers use the tool within a specified time
frame and place, with the same subjects, and see if similar results
are achieved. -
correct answer ✅d. Have several researchers use the tool within a
specified time frame and place, with the same subjects, and see if
similar results are achieved.
2.) Historically, most healthcare organizations have thoughts of the
physical buildings as a sunk costs. As a part of the evidence-based
design process, and when developing the business case, what is
they physical building viewed as?
a. A revenue center
b. a strategic investment
c. a capital expense
,EDAC - Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
d. a healing environment -
correct answer ✅b. a strategic investment
3.) When developing the preliminary research plan during
conceptual design, what is the PRIMARY purpose for creating a
hypothesis?
a. To determine the appropriate research methodology.
b. To identify the baseline data that needs to be collected.
c. To evaluate the outcomes for the various design options.
d. To establish a link between the design strategies and intended
results. -
correct answer ✅d. To establish a link between the design
strategies and intended results.
4.) An architectural firm is interested in conducting their own own-
occupancy evaluation (POE) for a recently completed project. To
increase the credibility the findings, what should the firm do first?
a. Determine which hypothesis to measure.
b. Conduct a pilot study to rest the research tools.
c. Ensure there is adequate time and funding.
d. Hire a third-party research to avoid bias. -
correct answer ✅d. Hire a third-party researcher to avoid bias.
, EDAC - Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
5.) The hospital project manager is making recommendations for
participants to join the interdisciplinary project team. There is a
disagreement about whether to include one or more vendors.
What is the MOST appropriate recommendation?
a. Include vendors because they provide insight and perspective
regarding selection of appropriate products to meet project goals.
b. Do not include vendors because it is difficult for them to
maintain objectivity in selection of appropriate products to meet
project goals.
c. Include vendors because they will offer substantial discounts on
their products.
d. Do not include vendors because they present their own research
data and incluence the selection of products. -
correct answer ✅a. Include vendors because they provide insight
and perspective regarding selection of appropriate products to
meet project goals.
6.) A project team is interested in reducing patient falls and
increasing staff satisfaction on an existing inpatient unit. There are a
variety of design changes that could be made to achieve these
goals. These include the installation of a non-slip type of flooring, a
decentralized nurse station layout, and handrails in the patient
(Grade A+)
1.) A researcher on the project team wants to make sure that a new
observation tool they developed has a high degree of reliability.
How should the researcher ensure the observation tool is reliable?
a. Submit the tool to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review.
b. Test the tool in a variety of settings both within and outside the
hospital.
c. Ask a team of researchers to validate that the tool is measuring
what its supposed to measure.
d. Have several researchers use the tool within a specified time
frame and place, with the same subjects, and see if similar results
are achieved. -
correct answer ✅d. Have several researchers use the tool within a
specified time frame and place, with the same subjects, and see if
similar results are achieved.
2.) Historically, most healthcare organizations have thoughts of the
physical buildings as a sunk costs. As a part of the evidence-based
design process, and when developing the business case, what is
they physical building viewed as?
a. A revenue center
b. a strategic investment
c. a capital expense
,EDAC - Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
d. a healing environment -
correct answer ✅b. a strategic investment
3.) When developing the preliminary research plan during
conceptual design, what is the PRIMARY purpose for creating a
hypothesis?
a. To determine the appropriate research methodology.
b. To identify the baseline data that needs to be collected.
c. To evaluate the outcomes for the various design options.
d. To establish a link between the design strategies and intended
results. -
correct answer ✅d. To establish a link between the design
strategies and intended results.
4.) An architectural firm is interested in conducting their own own-
occupancy evaluation (POE) for a recently completed project. To
increase the credibility the findings, what should the firm do first?
a. Determine which hypothesis to measure.
b. Conduct a pilot study to rest the research tools.
c. Ensure there is adequate time and funding.
d. Hire a third-party research to avoid bias. -
correct answer ✅d. Hire a third-party researcher to avoid bias.
, EDAC - Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
5.) The hospital project manager is making recommendations for
participants to join the interdisciplinary project team. There is a
disagreement about whether to include one or more vendors.
What is the MOST appropriate recommendation?
a. Include vendors because they provide insight and perspective
regarding selection of appropriate products to meet project goals.
b. Do not include vendors because it is difficult for them to
maintain objectivity in selection of appropriate products to meet
project goals.
c. Include vendors because they will offer substantial discounts on
their products.
d. Do not include vendors because they present their own research
data and incluence the selection of products. -
correct answer ✅a. Include vendors because they provide insight
and perspective regarding selection of appropriate products to
meet project goals.
6.) A project team is interested in reducing patient falls and
increasing staff satisfaction on an existing inpatient unit. There are a
variety of design changes that could be made to achieve these
goals. These include the installation of a non-slip type of flooring, a
decentralized nurse station layout, and handrails in the patient
