A nurse is providing postoperative care to a client who lost 800 mL of blood during surgery. The client's blood pressure has been steadily decreasing over the past 2 hr. Which of the following categories of shock should the nurse recognize is occurring?

A. Neurogenic shock Caused by spinal cord injury or CNS trauma; not blood loss. B. Hypovolemic shock Caused by significant blood loss (800 mL); matches the scenario. C. Obstructive shock Due to physical obstruction like a PE or cardiac tamponade. D. Septic shock Results from infection, not acute blood loss.