Certified Clinical Medical Assistant CCMA Practice Test 2025 – Comprehensive All-in-One Exam Success Guide Flash Cards

The MA drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for a procedure. He picks up the instrument and places it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure, the patient calls the office, concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of the following torts has the assistant committed?