The nurse is using a forced air warmer for a surgical patient preoperatively. Which goals is the nurse trying to achieve? (Select all that apply.)

A) Induce shivering.
B) Reduce blood loss.
C) Induce pressure ulcers.
D) Reduce cardiac arrests.
E) Reduce surgical site infection.

Forced Air Warmer

A medical device used to maintain a patient's body temperature during surgery by blowing warm air through a special blanket placed over the patient.

Pressure Ulcers

Injuries to skin and underlying tissue caused by prolonged pressure on the skin, commonly known as bedsores.

Surgical Site Infection

An infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place, potentially causing complications.