EDAC Study Guide 3: Integrating
Evidence-Based Design Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
What two processes does EBD incorporate that typical healthcare design does not?
- Correct answer-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. - Correct answer-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. - Correct
answer-a) not be
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,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. - Correct answer-a) financial
b) cultural and institutional
_____________________ provide expertise specific to the areas of interest and
understanding of current trends and technologies. - Correct answer-Specialists and
consultants
________________ provide an understanding of first-hand experience receiving
healthcare. - Correct answer-Patients, families and community patient advocates
_______________ are specifically trained in the EBD process and should be
involved early - Correct answer-EBD researchers
It is important to clearly identify the following expectations to the each member of
the project team; ____(a)______, _______(b)_______ and ______(c)______. -
Correct answer-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
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, maintain open __________ and _____________. - Correct answer-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 - Correct
answer-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 -
Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-c) managing diverse
perspectives
Ch1Q4: Concurrently addressing multiple perspectives during all phases of the
project the team can establish alignment between the ______, _________, and
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Evidence-Based Design Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
What two processes does EBD incorporate that typical healthcare design does not?
- Correct answer-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. - Correct answer-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. - Correct
answer-a) not be
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,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. - Correct answer-a) financial
b) cultural and institutional
_____________________ provide expertise specific to the areas of interest and
understanding of current trends and technologies. - Correct answer-Specialists and
consultants
________________ provide an understanding of first-hand experience receiving
healthcare. - Correct answer-Patients, families and community patient advocates
_______________ are specifically trained in the EBD process and should be
involved early - Correct answer-EBD researchers
It is important to clearly identify the following expectations to the each member of
the project team; ____(a)______, _______(b)_______ and ______(c)______. -
Correct answer-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
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, maintain open __________ and _____________. - Correct answer-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 - Correct
answer-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 -
Correct answer-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 - Correct answer-c) managing diverse
perspectives
Ch1Q4: Concurrently addressing multiple perspectives during all phases of the
project the team can establish alignment between the ______, _________, and
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