The medical assistant knows that gloves should be worn while handling specimens and sterile instruments and supplies should be used.  she wonders whether she is protecting the specimen from contamination or protecting herself from contamination from the specimen. which do you think is the reason to use gloves? Why sterile instruments and supplies rather than just clean? Explain your thoughts on these questions

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