PCMA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
The company that provides training in crisis management and regulates the certification of
the Crisis Management System is...? - -Professional Crisis Management Association
-The four primary strategies and interventions in the PCM system are...? - -1. Crisis
prevention
2. Crisis de-escalation
3. Crisis intervention
4. Post-crisis
-What is the Professional Crisis Management definition of a crisis? - -(CASH)
Continuous aggression,
continuous self-injury, and/or
continuous high-magnitude disruption
-Only ____ or ____ are authorized to use PCM strategies or procedures. - -currently certified
practitioners, instructors
-A practitioner 1 is certified to implement which procedures? - -Non-physical strategies,
personal safety, transportation, and vertical immobilization
-Individuals with Practitioner level certification are certified to implement which
procedures? - -Non-physical, personal safety, and transportation
-A practitioner 2 (PS) is certified to implement which procedures? - -Non-physical,
personal safety, transportation, vertical and horizontal immobilization
-The procedure for re-certification of a PCM Practitioner is to...? - -7-hr recertification
course prior to your annual certification date
-What are the criteria for implementing transporation procedure? - -CASH
-When moving from a wrist tricep procedure, the next least restrictive procedure is...? - -
Back procedure
-As transportation procedures are implemented in a more stable manner, what will occur?
- -The safety for the individual and the staff increases
-When moving from a Sunday Stroll, the next least restrictive procedure is...? - -Wrist
tricep
-The most intrusive 2-person transportation procedure for children is...? - -Double wrist
tricep
The company that provides training in crisis management and regulates the certification of
the Crisis Management System is...? - -Professional Crisis Management Association
-The four primary strategies and interventions in the PCM system are...? - -1. Crisis
prevention
2. Crisis de-escalation
3. Crisis intervention
4. Post-crisis
-What is the Professional Crisis Management definition of a crisis? - -(CASH)
Continuous aggression,
continuous self-injury, and/or
continuous high-magnitude disruption
-Only ____ or ____ are authorized to use PCM strategies or procedures. - -currently certified
practitioners, instructors
-A practitioner 1 is certified to implement which procedures? - -Non-physical strategies,
personal safety, transportation, and vertical immobilization
-Individuals with Practitioner level certification are certified to implement which
procedures? - -Non-physical, personal safety, and transportation
-A practitioner 2 (PS) is certified to implement which procedures? - -Non-physical,
personal safety, transportation, vertical and horizontal immobilization
-The procedure for re-certification of a PCM Practitioner is to...? - -7-hr recertification
course prior to your annual certification date
-What are the criteria for implementing transporation procedure? - -CASH
-When moving from a wrist tricep procedure, the next least restrictive procedure is...? - -
Back procedure
-As transportation procedures are implemented in a more stable manner, what will occur?
- -The safety for the individual and the staff increases
-When moving from a Sunday Stroll, the next least restrictive procedure is...? - -Wrist
tricep
-The most intrusive 2-person transportation procedure for children is...? - -Double wrist
tricep
