EDAC study questions with verified answers
A clearly defined project vision will: Ans✓✓✓Inform design
Improve communication
Track the design process
A group of researchers studied the effects of white noise on the use of
pain medication among patients in a noisy inner city emergency ward.
Which is the independent, and which is the dependent variable?
Ans✓✓✓white noise (independent), use of pain medication (dependent)
A positive correlation exists when one variable_________ and another
variable tends to ___________. Ans✓✓✓increases, increase
A project team is interested in reducing patient falls and increasing staff
satisfaction n an existing inpatient unit There are a variety of design
changes that cold 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 room. Given the limited budget, what
should the project team do FIRST to determine where to invest its
limited resources? Ans✓✓✓Conduct a critical review of the existing
research for each option.
A project team wants to standardize their patient rooms. They
hypothesize that the implementation of the same-handed rooms will
improve outcomes. When evaluating their results what would be the
BEST data to review to demonstrate an improvement in clinical
outcomes? Ans✓✓✓Medical error rates.
,After the documented information is included in the research plan what
is the next step? Ans✓✓✓The research team must document and
evaluate the logistics of implementation:
*cooperation of the hospital
*management of resources
*ethics
*IRB approval
An EBD process does the following: Ans✓✓✓* incorporates available
relevant evidence that educated the project team and guides the
development of design strategies (sometimes referred to as EBD
strategies)
*evaluates post-occupancy results to create new evidence that can be
shared with the industry to enhance the body of knowledge
Applied Research Ans✓✓✓usually originates from the need to solve a
practical problem and is intended for direct and immediate application to
improve real-life conditions. It can results in the creation of new
knowledge although that is not the primary goal. Research in EBD
usually aims at immediate practical applications, such as enhancing
safety, improving clinical outcomes, or reducing stress.
As the project team begins their work, they should establish guiding
principles and design guidelines that will lead to the creation of design
concepts. What is BEST source of information fr the team to use when
developing their guiding principles? Ans✓✓✓Relevant literature.
,As the team begins to develop its design guidelines - rules of thumb
summary statements that designers turn to for guiding aesthetic,
functional or compositional decisions what else begins? Ans✓✓✓The
search for evidence.
At some point in the project the team may face cost-reduction
requirements. As it is the role of the project team to determine if
proposed alternatives will directly impact the specified design strategies
and to assess the following: Ans✓✓✓*Alternative is an acceptable
option because it maintains the integrity of the design strategies, outlined
hypotheses, and research plan.
*Alternative is not an acceptable option and either a new alternative
needs to be selected or the design strategy needs to be modified
(including the hypothesis and research plan).
*The design strategy needs to be implemented as originally planned
because it is supported by a business case documenting long-term
operational costs savings that justify the one-time capital (construction)
costs.
At the end of the construction phase what is the project team responsible
for? Ans✓✓✓The team verifies that the commissioned building
complies with the EBD intent and is ready for post-occupancy research.
At what phase can the EBD process be integrated into the typical design
process? Ans✓✓✓any time in the project.
, At what point in the design process should the project team finalize all
evidence-based business case documents, and why? Ans✓✓✓Upon
completion of the construction document phase; As the project has
progressed, changes may have been made to the design strategies that
will impact construction costs, on-going maintenance costs. or
operational outcomes.
At what point in time after occupancy is it appropriate to conduct an
initial POE study? Ans✓✓✓6 months
At which phase of the project should stakeholders use research to
understand which environmental elements are the best design options to
improve outcomes? Ans✓✓✓predesign/design
At which phase should the project team work together to integrate the
evidence-based features into the design by continuing to identify and
address the impact of the design on the Environment of Care (EOC)
components, the guiding principles and the design guidelines?
Ans✓✓✓Design Development phase
At which phase will training to the new system of processes,
technologies, work spaces take place. Ans✓✓✓During the construction
phase. However it is important to address the shift from old habits o the
new system as early as possible.
Basic Research Ans✓✓✓(academic research) typically originates from
curiosity and aims at creating new knowledge or adding to the existing
A clearly defined project vision will: Ans✓✓✓Inform design
Improve communication
Track the design process
A group of researchers studied the effects of white noise on the use of
pain medication among patients in a noisy inner city emergency ward.
Which is the independent, and which is the dependent variable?
Ans✓✓✓white noise (independent), use of pain medication (dependent)
A positive correlation exists when one variable_________ and another
variable tends to ___________. Ans✓✓✓increases, increase
A project team is interested in reducing patient falls and increasing staff
satisfaction n an existing inpatient unit There are a variety of design
changes that cold 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 room. Given the limited budget, what
should the project team do FIRST to determine where to invest its
limited resources? Ans✓✓✓Conduct a critical review of the existing
research for each option.
A project team wants to standardize their patient rooms. They
hypothesize that the implementation of the same-handed rooms will
improve outcomes. When evaluating their results what would be the
BEST data to review to demonstrate an improvement in clinical
outcomes? Ans✓✓✓Medical error rates.
,After the documented information is included in the research plan what
is the next step? Ans✓✓✓The research team must document and
evaluate the logistics of implementation:
*cooperation of the hospital
*management of resources
*ethics
*IRB approval
An EBD process does the following: Ans✓✓✓* incorporates available
relevant evidence that educated the project team and guides the
development of design strategies (sometimes referred to as EBD
strategies)
*evaluates post-occupancy results to create new evidence that can be
shared with the industry to enhance the body of knowledge
Applied Research Ans✓✓✓usually originates from the need to solve a
practical problem and is intended for direct and immediate application to
improve real-life conditions. It can results in the creation of new
knowledge although that is not the primary goal. Research in EBD
usually aims at immediate practical applications, such as enhancing
safety, improving clinical outcomes, or reducing stress.
As the project team begins their work, they should establish guiding
principles and design guidelines that will lead to the creation of design
concepts. What is BEST source of information fr the team to use when
developing their guiding principles? Ans✓✓✓Relevant literature.
,As the team begins to develop its design guidelines - rules of thumb
summary statements that designers turn to for guiding aesthetic,
functional or compositional decisions what else begins? Ans✓✓✓The
search for evidence.
At some point in the project the team may face cost-reduction
requirements. As it is the role of the project team to determine if
proposed alternatives will directly impact the specified design strategies
and to assess the following: Ans✓✓✓*Alternative is an acceptable
option because it maintains the integrity of the design strategies, outlined
hypotheses, and research plan.
*Alternative is not an acceptable option and either a new alternative
needs to be selected or the design strategy needs to be modified
(including the hypothesis and research plan).
*The design strategy needs to be implemented as originally planned
because it is supported by a business case documenting long-term
operational costs savings that justify the one-time capital (construction)
costs.
At the end of the construction phase what is the project team responsible
for? Ans✓✓✓The team verifies that the commissioned building
complies with the EBD intent and is ready for post-occupancy research.
At what phase can the EBD process be integrated into the typical design
process? Ans✓✓✓any time in the project.
, At what point in the design process should the project team finalize all
evidence-based business case documents, and why? Ans✓✓✓Upon
completion of the construction document phase; As the project has
progressed, changes may have been made to the design strategies that
will impact construction costs, on-going maintenance costs. or
operational outcomes.
At what point in time after occupancy is it appropriate to conduct an
initial POE study? Ans✓✓✓6 months
At which phase of the project should stakeholders use research to
understand which environmental elements are the best design options to
improve outcomes? Ans✓✓✓predesign/design
At which phase should the project team work together to integrate the
evidence-based features into the design by continuing to identify and
address the impact of the design on the Environment of Care (EOC)
components, the guiding principles and the design guidelines?
Ans✓✓✓Design Development phase
At which phase will training to the new system of processes,
technologies, work spaces take place. Ans✓✓✓During the construction
phase. However it is important to address the shift from old habits o the
new system as early as possible.
Basic Research Ans✓✓✓(academic research) typically originates from
curiosity and aims at creating new knowledge or adding to the existing
