EDAC STUDY GUIDE 3: INTEGRATING
EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What two processes does EBD incorporate that typical healthcare design does not? - ANS 1)
using available relevant evidence to educate the EBD team and inform design
2) creating new evidence linking design interventions and outcomes to share and enhance the
body of EBD knowledge
The project team should be assembled _________ in the project. The team should also be
_____________ including administrators, professionals/users, architects/consultants/planners,
researchers, etc. - ANS early, interdisciplinary
The interdisciplinary team should be assembled early. The linear timing of involvement of team
members should ______(a)______ followed; team members ______(b)_____ all be involved at
the same early stage in the process. - ANS a) not be
b) should
Executive leadership is essential. The board of directors, CEO, CFO, CIO, and hospital and
medical administrators make _____(a)______ decisions and can most strongly influence
______(b)______ change. - ANS a) financial
b) cultural and institutional
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, _____________________ provide expertise specific to the areas of interest and understanding
of current trends and technologies. - ANS Specialists and consultants
________________ provide an understanding of first-hand experience receiving healthcare. -
ANS Patients, families and community patient advocates
_______________ are specifically trained in the EBD process and should be involved early -
ANS EBD researchers
It is important to clearly identify the following expectations to the each member of the project
team; ____(a)______, _______(b)_______ and ______(c)______. - ANS a) length of
participation\nb) decision-making authority\nc) responsibilities and deliverables
Expectations of the team members by the administrators should be clear. The team members
should also state their expectations of the administrators. This will help maintain open
__________ and _____________. - ANS communication, collaboration
Ch1Q1: The interdisciplinary EBD team should include community leaders because:\n\na)
otherwise the community might derail the project\nb) community leaders can help market the
project\nc) the team can gain insights into previous medical experiences, consumer
expectations, and community needs - ANS c) the team can gain insights into previous medical
experiences, consumer expectations, and community needs
Ch1Q2: Staff and frontline managers can contribute what to the EBD project team?\n\na)
patient's point of view\nb) ideas derived from hands-on experience\nc) staff should not be
included; their narrow perspective might derail the project - ANS b) ideas derived from
hands-on experience
Ch1Q3: _____________ as part of a collaborative approach to project planning and design
requires the development of an organizational structure and decision-making protocol.\n\na)
communication strategies\nb) bottom-up decision-making\nc) managing diverse perspectives -
ANS c) managing diverse perspectives
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EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
What two processes does EBD incorporate that typical healthcare design does not? - ANS 1)
using available relevant evidence to educate the EBD team and inform design
2) creating new evidence linking design interventions and outcomes to share and enhance the
body of EBD knowledge
The project team should be assembled _________ in the project. The team should also be
_____________ including administrators, professionals/users, architects/consultants/planners,
researchers, etc. - ANS early, interdisciplinary
The interdisciplinary team should be assembled early. The linear timing of involvement of team
members should ______(a)______ followed; team members ______(b)_____ all be involved at
the same early stage in the process. - ANS a) not be
b) should
Executive leadership is essential. The board of directors, CEO, CFO, CIO, and hospital and
medical administrators make _____(a)______ decisions and can most strongly influence
______(b)______ change. - ANS a) financial
b) cultural and institutional
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, _____________________ provide expertise specific to the areas of interest and understanding
of current trends and technologies. - ANS Specialists and consultants
________________ provide an understanding of first-hand experience receiving healthcare. -
ANS Patients, families and community patient advocates
_______________ are specifically trained in the EBD process and should be involved early -
ANS EBD researchers
It is important to clearly identify the following expectations to the each member of the project
team; ____(a)______, _______(b)_______ and ______(c)______. - ANS a) length of
participation\nb) decision-making authority\nc) responsibilities and deliverables
Expectations of the team members by the administrators should be clear. The team members
should also state their expectations of the administrators. This will help maintain open
__________ and _____________. - ANS communication, collaboration
Ch1Q1: The interdisciplinary EBD team should include community leaders because:\n\na)
otherwise the community might derail the project\nb) community leaders can help market the
project\nc) the team can gain insights into previous medical experiences, consumer
expectations, and community needs - ANS c) the team can gain insights into previous medical
experiences, consumer expectations, and community needs
Ch1Q2: Staff and frontline managers can contribute what to the EBD project team?\n\na)
patient's point of view\nb) ideas derived from hands-on experience\nc) staff should not be
included; their narrow perspective might derail the project - ANS b) ideas derived from
hands-on experience
Ch1Q3: _____________ as part of a collaborative approach to project planning and design
requires the development of an organizational structure and decision-making protocol.\n\na)
communication strategies\nb) bottom-up decision-making\nc) managing diverse perspectives -
ANS c) managing diverse perspectives
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