Carefully hand the instrument to the circulating nurse. Take the tie in hand. The circulating nurse then releases and discards the instrument. Tie the ties at the left side. Circulating nurse completes pulling on the scrub person's gown, secures the ties on the inside of the back, and closes the fasteners at the neck.
Some disposable gowns have the end of one tie covered by a disposable strip.
Hand strip to circulating nurse, taking care to protect hands. Turn around toward opposite side, thereby closing gown. Grasp the tie at a distance from the end. The circulating nurse pulls the strip, releasing it from the still-sterile end of the tie, and discards it. Tie the ties at front or side of the gown as indicated.