EDAC Healthcare Facility Design Principles 3

Question 1

What is the primary EBD rationale for incorporating outdoor gardens and green spaces in healthcare facilities?

Accepted Answer

Access to nature reduces patient stress, pain perception, and recovery time

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Outdoor spaces reduce indoor crowding and traffic flow

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Green spaces are required by Joint Commission accreditation standards

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Gardens provide space for employee parking expansion

Question 2

Which design strategy best supports infection control in an ICU according to EBD evidence?

Accepted Answer

Single-patient private rooms with positive or negative pressure capability

Answer

Open bay design with curtains between patients

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Shared bathrooms with automatic cleaning systems

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Central medication room accessible to all bed spaces

Question 3

In EBD, standardized room design refers to:

Accepted Answer

Identical room layouts across a unit to reduce staff errors from unfamiliar environments

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Using the same brand of furniture across all rooms

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Applying a single design template across all hospital departments

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Meeting minimum code requirements uniformly in every room

Question 4

Which positioning of handwashing sinks is most supported by EBD for maximizing compliance?

Accepted Answer

Immediately inside the room entrance, visible upon entry

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In the patient bathroom

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At the nursing station outside the room

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In the corridor outside patient rooms

Question 5

EBD research on noise in hospitals most strongly recommends which intervention to improve sleep?

Accepted Answer

Sound-absorbing ceiling tiles and reduced nighttime staff conversation

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White noise machines placed in every patient room

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Relocating nursing stations farther from patient rooms

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Playing classical music through a facility-wide speaker system

Question 6

What is the EBD-supported role of artwork and aesthetics in patient care environments?

Accepted Answer

Nature-based art reduces anxiety and can lower the perception of pain

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Abstract art stimulates cognitive function and accelerates recovery

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Artwork has no measurable effect on clinical outcomes

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Art primarily benefits staff morale rather than patient outcomes