ANSWER: SEPARATION OF DELICATE EQUIPMENTS/INSTRUMENTS
EXPLANATION: When dealing with equipments paced In a basin for disinfection, the medical assistant should:
1. firstly separate delicate equipments;
2. wash the equipment with soap and clean water;
3. then, rinse the equipment totally with clean water.
4. Lastly, disinfect the equipment to terminate any remaining pathogens on the equipments.