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. Septic shock: Septic shock results from infection-induced vasodilation and capillary leak. It’s not related to blood loss. B. Obstructive shock: Obstructive shock is due to mechanical blockage of blood flow, such as in pulmonary embolism or cardiac tamponade. It is not caused by hemorrhage. C. Hypovolemic shock: This type of shock is due to loss of intravascular volume, such as hemorrhage. A postoperative blood loss of 800 mL with declining BP fits this condition. D. Neurogenic shock: This is caused by spinal cord injury leading to loss of sympathetic tone and hypotension with bradycardia, not blood loss.