When a medical assistant is required to wear a surgical gown for a procedure, which one of the following statements is most correct?

Put on the gown prior to donning surgical gloves.
Put on the gown prior to the surgical hand scrub.
Surgical gowns are not disposable and should not be discarded in a biohazardous waste container.
Remove the gown completely from the sterile wrapper and lay it on a flat surface prior to the surgical hand scrub.

Put on the gown prior to donning surgical gloves.

Rationale: A surgical gown will be put on after the surgical hand scrub but prior to gloving.

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