EDAC - Sample Exam Questions with verified
answers
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.
Ans✓✓✓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
d. a healing environment Ans✓✓✓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.
Ans✓✓✓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. Ans✓✓✓d. Hire a third-
party researcher to avoid bias.
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. Ans✓✓✓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 room. Given the limited
budget, what should the project team do FIRST to determine where to
invest its limited resources?
a. Select the design feature that is most in line with the evidence-based
design goals.
b. Review data to determine the cost of patient falls and complete a
business case.
c. Conduct a critical review of the existing research for each option.
d. Mock-up a patient room that includes the proposed design features.
Ans✓✓✓c. Conduct a critical review of the existing research for each
option.
7.) There is an opportunity for transformational change during a new
design and construction project. Who or what group is in the BEST
position to drive the change in culture necessary to achieve the vision for
the new facility?
a. Physicians and Nurses
answers
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.
Ans✓✓✓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
d. a healing environment Ans✓✓✓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.
Ans✓✓✓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. Ans✓✓✓d. Hire a third-
party researcher to avoid bias.
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. Ans✓✓✓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 room. Given the limited
budget, what should the project team do FIRST to determine where to
invest its limited resources?
a. Select the design feature that is most in line with the evidence-based
design goals.
b. Review data to determine the cost of patient falls and complete a
business case.
c. Conduct a critical review of the existing research for each option.
d. Mock-up a patient room that includes the proposed design features.
Ans✓✓✓c. Conduct a critical review of the existing research for each
option.
7.) There is an opportunity for transformational change during a new
design and construction project. Who or what group is in the BEST
position to drive the change in culture necessary to achieve the vision for
the new facility?
a. Physicians and Nurses
