EDAC Study Guide 1: An Introduction To
Evidence-Based Design Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
List four major stakeholders in a healthcare facility and the purpose that facility
serves for each of them. - Correct answer-Patients and families - healing
environment
Staff - work environment
Providers of healthcare - business environment
Community and organization - cultural environment
Define evidence-based design. - Correct answer-EBD is the process of basing
decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best
possible outcomes.
List the seven major trends facing healthcare today. - Correct answer-1. Public
focus on quality and safety
2. Reimbursement challenges
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, 3. Aging population and caregiver shortages
4. Health information technology
5. Genomics and technology
6. Emergency room saturation and disaster preparedness
7. Sustainable healthcare
EBD can positively influence the current trends and challenges healthcare faces
by... - Correct answer-- reducing medical errors and therefore the cost of care
- improving satisfaction and efficiency of caregivers, thus helping employee
recruitment and retention
- designing a physical environment supportive of new IT and work processes
- providing innovative, adaptable designs maximizing disaster response
HAI is a ______(a)_______ and is now more generically referred to as
______(b)______. - Correct answer-a. Hospital-Acquired Infection
b. Healthcare-Associated Infection
An HAI is defined as... - Correct answer-...an infection that a patient acquires
during the course of receiving treatment for another condition within a healthcare
setting.
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Evidence-Based Design Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
List four major stakeholders in a healthcare facility and the purpose that facility
serves for each of them. - Correct answer-Patients and families - healing
environment
Staff - work environment
Providers of healthcare - business environment
Community and organization - cultural environment
Define evidence-based design. - Correct answer-EBD is the process of basing
decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best
possible outcomes.
List the seven major trends facing healthcare today. - Correct answer-1. Public
focus on quality and safety
2. Reimbursement challenges
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, 3. Aging population and caregiver shortages
4. Health information technology
5. Genomics and technology
6. Emergency room saturation and disaster preparedness
7. Sustainable healthcare
EBD can positively influence the current trends and challenges healthcare faces
by... - Correct answer-- reducing medical errors and therefore the cost of care
- improving satisfaction and efficiency of caregivers, thus helping employee
recruitment and retention
- designing a physical environment supportive of new IT and work processes
- providing innovative, adaptable designs maximizing disaster response
HAI is a ______(a)_______ and is now more generically referred to as
______(b)______. - Correct answer-a. Hospital-Acquired Infection
b. Healthcare-Associated Infection
An HAI is defined as... - Correct answer-...an infection that a patient acquires
during the course of receiving treatment for another condition within a healthcare
setting.
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