Question

You are assisting a physician with a minor office procedure when you accidentally drop a sterile instrument on the floor. What do you do and why?

Answer 1

Answer:

sterilize the instrument

Explanation:

it has left a sterile area and needs to be resterilized before it can be used

Answer 2

Grab a new instrument and dispose of the contaminated one, even if you sterilize it, it may not be either fully sterilized or properly sterilized. Better to grab a new one than to risk infection by reusing it.