EDAC ACTUAL FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which strategy applied to facility design calls for staff involvement i the design of
effective and efficient facilities based o their day-to day experience? - ✔✔participative
management
✔✔The culture of an organization can be defined by several components that help to
create the culture. What is the name of one of the components? - ✔✔Physical
environment
✔✔How is research defined in the context of EBD? - ✔✔in EBD, research general
refers to empirical research, the systematic investigation of the tangible facts (for
example, empirical data) aimed at gaining knowledge, making discoveries, testing or
revising theories, and applying the new knowledge. Empirical data refers to the
information that can be directly sensed (seen, heard, touched tasted, and smelled) and
is demonstrable to other people.
✔✔How can existing data within a healthcare facility be used in EBD, given institutional
approval? - ✔✔Given institutional approval, this database of information may be mined
to explore how changes to the built environment relate to health, performance,
satisfaction, and economic outcomes.
✔✔Strong evidence has confirmed that certain design characteristics impact patient and
staff outcomes in four key areas. What are these key areas? - ✔✔reduction in staff
stress and fatigue
improvement in patient safety
reduction in patient stress
improvement in overall healthcare quality
✔✔What are three sources for relevant data that could be found within the healthcare
organization itself? - ✔✔1. measurements of the Environment of Care (EOC), including
,the daily changes in temperature, light, sound, location, dimension, distance, materials,
furnishings, or equipment used i the care setting
2. measures on health status routinely collected by the facility
3. survey data
✔✔In what ways can the research process improve communication among team
members? - ✔✔Research can improve communication by providing a common
language between stakeholders, help designers to effectively communicate with owners
over competing design options, and help resolve possible disagreements.
✔✔what differentiates the EBD process from the typical design process? - ✔✔uses
research to develop and evaluate design innovations.
✔✔At which phase of the project should stakeholders use research to understand which
environmental elements are the best design options to improve outcomes? -
✔✔predesign/design
✔✔How should research be used after construction is completed and the building has
been occupied for several months? - ✔✔to evaluate the effectiveness of design
strategies
✔✔When specific information about the built environment can be recorded over time
and properly measured, what type of relationship between features of the built
environment and outcomes can be asserted? - ✔✔causal
✔✔List the key steps in an EBD process: - ✔✔Define evidence-based goals and
objectives.
Find sources for relevant evidence.
Critically interpret relevant evidence.
Create and innovate EBD concepts.
Develop a hypothesis.
Collect baseline performance measures.
monitor implementation of design and construction.
measure post-occupancy performance results.
✔✔What is the value of conducting visioning sessions with key patient, staff and
community members when launching the project? - ✔✔They clarify the project
message, image, brand, or theme as well as identify desired features or amenities and
services to be included in the project.
✔✔What is the main difference between the MHS's original World-Class ToolKit and the
newest version? - ✔✔The number of principles increased from five to nine.
A principle, as established by the DHB, represents the MHS World-Class vision (values,
beliefs, and goals) for the delivery of healthcare in any of its facilities around the world.
,In 2008 when when the principles were first developed, there were only five principles.
However in 2012 these were expanded to nine and include information regarding
sustainable design and operational goals with supporting strategies.
✔✔What other documents and guidelines are used as reference materials in addition to
the guidelines and checklists? - ✔✔Other document guidelines: The American Institute
of Architects 2010 and / or 2014 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care
Facilities and the references mos used by healthcare planners, architects and engineers
involved in planning for healthcare renovation and construction (AIA 2006). (The 2014
Edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities was
released in November 2013). Programmers used the guidelines and other support
material such as EBD research to determine the number ad size of required rooms to
support the described concept of operation for each area in the healthcare organization.
✔✔LEED For Healthcare - ✔✔LEED For Healthcare is considered to be a companion
document to the MHS EBD checklist and while there may be an occasional conflict
between the two documents, the EBD champion is encourage to develop strategies that
are suitable for the specific project.
✔✔At what phase can the EBD process be integrated into the typical design process? -
✔✔any time in the project.
✔✔When a healthcare organization decides to incorporate an EBD process, what is
most important thing it must have to be successful? - ✔✔commitment and careful
coordination
✔✔MHS - ✔✔Military Health System
✔✔Long term care Service types: - ✔✔Institutional long- term care
Independent living
Assisted living
Skilled nursing care
Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)
memory care
✔✔the various settings in which outpatient service delivery are found in the US
healthcare delivery system can be grouped as follows: - ✔✔private practice
long-term care
hospital-base outpatient services
public health services
freestanding facilities
public and voluntary clinics
complementary and alternative medicine
mobile meical
telephone access
, diagnostic and screening
telemedicine
wellness centers
home health services
hospice service
✔✔Classification by size - ✔✔small: hospitals wit fewer than 100 beds
medium: hospitals with 100 to under 500 beds
large: hospitals with more than 500 beds
✔✔What Differentiates evidence-based design (EBD) from typical design? - ✔✔its
emphasis on using research to support design decision making and evaluated design
innovations.
✔✔What are the components of the research process? - ✔✔research question(s)
literature review
hypothesis
research plan
pilot study
data collection
data analysis
report
future research
✔✔What are the three methodologies that can be used in EBD research? -
✔✔quantitative approach
qualitative approach
mix methods approach
✔✔What are the major roles of researchers in evidence-based design? - ✔✔decide on
details of research plan
conduct pilot study
adjust the research plan
analyze and interpret the data
confirm or reject the hypotheses
provide an answer to the research question
suggest direction of future research
✔✔The following helps to systematically organize thoughts and ideas and outline
activities before time, money, and efforts are invested? - ✔✔Research plan
✔✔What type of research usually originates from the need to solve a practical problem
and is intended for direct and immediate applications to improve real-life conditions? -
✔✔applied
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Which strategy applied to facility design calls for staff involvement i the design of
effective and efficient facilities based o their day-to day experience? - ✔✔participative
management
✔✔The culture of an organization can be defined by several components that help to
create the culture. What is the name of one of the components? - ✔✔Physical
environment
✔✔How is research defined in the context of EBD? - ✔✔in EBD, research general
refers to empirical research, the systematic investigation of the tangible facts (for
example, empirical data) aimed at gaining knowledge, making discoveries, testing or
revising theories, and applying the new knowledge. Empirical data refers to the
information that can be directly sensed (seen, heard, touched tasted, and smelled) and
is demonstrable to other people.
✔✔How can existing data within a healthcare facility be used in EBD, given institutional
approval? - ✔✔Given institutional approval, this database of information may be mined
to explore how changes to the built environment relate to health, performance,
satisfaction, and economic outcomes.
✔✔Strong evidence has confirmed that certain design characteristics impact patient and
staff outcomes in four key areas. What are these key areas? - ✔✔reduction in staff
stress and fatigue
improvement in patient safety
reduction in patient stress
improvement in overall healthcare quality
✔✔What are three sources for relevant data that could be found within the healthcare
organization itself? - ✔✔1. measurements of the Environment of Care (EOC), including
,the daily changes in temperature, light, sound, location, dimension, distance, materials,
furnishings, or equipment used i the care setting
2. measures on health status routinely collected by the facility
3. survey data
✔✔In what ways can the research process improve communication among team
members? - ✔✔Research can improve communication by providing a common
language between stakeholders, help designers to effectively communicate with owners
over competing design options, and help resolve possible disagreements.
✔✔what differentiates the EBD process from the typical design process? - ✔✔uses
research to develop and evaluate design innovations.
✔✔At which phase of the project should stakeholders use research to understand which
environmental elements are the best design options to improve outcomes? -
✔✔predesign/design
✔✔How should research be used after construction is completed and the building has
been occupied for several months? - ✔✔to evaluate the effectiveness of design
strategies
✔✔When specific information about the built environment can be recorded over time
and properly measured, what type of relationship between features of the built
environment and outcomes can be asserted? - ✔✔causal
✔✔List the key steps in an EBD process: - ✔✔Define evidence-based goals and
objectives.
Find sources for relevant evidence.
Critically interpret relevant evidence.
Create and innovate EBD concepts.
Develop a hypothesis.
Collect baseline performance measures.
monitor implementation of design and construction.
measure post-occupancy performance results.
✔✔What is the value of conducting visioning sessions with key patient, staff and
community members when launching the project? - ✔✔They clarify the project
message, image, brand, or theme as well as identify desired features or amenities and
services to be included in the project.
✔✔What is the main difference between the MHS's original World-Class ToolKit and the
newest version? - ✔✔The number of principles increased from five to nine.
A principle, as established by the DHB, represents the MHS World-Class vision (values,
beliefs, and goals) for the delivery of healthcare in any of its facilities around the world.
,In 2008 when when the principles were first developed, there were only five principles.
However in 2012 these were expanded to nine and include information regarding
sustainable design and operational goals with supporting strategies.
✔✔What other documents and guidelines are used as reference materials in addition to
the guidelines and checklists? - ✔✔Other document guidelines: The American Institute
of Architects 2010 and / or 2014 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care
Facilities and the references mos used by healthcare planners, architects and engineers
involved in planning for healthcare renovation and construction (AIA 2006). (The 2014
Edition of the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities was
released in November 2013). Programmers used the guidelines and other support
material such as EBD research to determine the number ad size of required rooms to
support the described concept of operation for each area in the healthcare organization.
✔✔LEED For Healthcare - ✔✔LEED For Healthcare is considered to be a companion
document to the MHS EBD checklist and while there may be an occasional conflict
between the two documents, the EBD champion is encourage to develop strategies that
are suitable for the specific project.
✔✔At what phase can the EBD process be integrated into the typical design process? -
✔✔any time in the project.
✔✔When a healthcare organization decides to incorporate an EBD process, what is
most important thing it must have to be successful? - ✔✔commitment and careful
coordination
✔✔MHS - ✔✔Military Health System
✔✔Long term care Service types: - ✔✔Institutional long- term care
Independent living
Assisted living
Skilled nursing care
Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)
memory care
✔✔the various settings in which outpatient service delivery are found in the US
healthcare delivery system can be grouped as follows: - ✔✔private practice
long-term care
hospital-base outpatient services
public health services
freestanding facilities
public and voluntary clinics
complementary and alternative medicine
mobile meical
telephone access
, diagnostic and screening
telemedicine
wellness centers
home health services
hospice service
✔✔Classification by size - ✔✔small: hospitals wit fewer than 100 beds
medium: hospitals with 100 to under 500 beds
large: hospitals with more than 500 beds
✔✔What Differentiates evidence-based design (EBD) from typical design? - ✔✔its
emphasis on using research to support design decision making and evaluated design
innovations.
✔✔What are the components of the research process? - ✔✔research question(s)
literature review
hypothesis
research plan
pilot study
data collection
data analysis
report
future research
✔✔What are the three methodologies that can be used in EBD research? -
✔✔quantitative approach
qualitative approach
mix methods approach
✔✔What are the major roles of researchers in evidence-based design? - ✔✔decide on
details of research plan
conduct pilot study
adjust the research plan
analyze and interpret the data
confirm or reject the hypotheses
provide an answer to the research question
suggest direction of future research
✔✔The following helps to systematically organize thoughts and ideas and outline
activities before time, money, and efforts are invested? - ✔✔Research plan
✔✔What type of research usually originates from the need to solve a practical problem
and is intended for direct and immediate applications to improve real-life conditions? -
✔✔applied
