The Medical Assistant Accidentally Touches the Inside of the Sterile

Multiple Choice

The medical assistant accidentally touches the inside of the sterile dressing package with no gloves on. The appropriate step for the medical assistant to take now is to ____.

A) avoid further touching of the inside of the package
B) obtain another unopened sterile dressing
C) hand the dressing to the physician
D) continue to assist the physician without saying anything
E) pour alcohol over the dressing to sterilize it