During a needle biopsy, which of the following is not a responsibility of the medical assistant?
A. Injecting the anesthetic
B. Positioning the patient
C. Labeling the specimen
D. Dressing the wound site
E. Cleaning the wound site
A. Injecting the anesthetic
A medical assistant would not be responsible for injecting an anesthetic. This is outside of the scope of practice for medical assisting.
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