The perioperative nurse maintains the safety of the patient during surgery with which of the following goals? Select all that apply.

A) Preventing infection
B) Improving the accuracy of patient identification
C) Preventing mistakes in surgery
D) Obtaining signed consent for surgery
E) Keeping the family informed of patient's status

Preventing infection is an important safety requirement of nursing care of the perioperative patient.Making sure the right patient has the right procedure is an important nursing concern when caring for the perioperative patient.Mistakes in surgery can have devastating long-term consequences and the nurse needs to do everything possible to prevent errors.Although signed consent is necessary,it is not done to maintain safety but to make sure the patient is able to make an informed decision.Keeping the family informed is important for holistic care,but is not necessarily a safety intervention.