A client is experiencing a transfusion reaction. The nurse realizes that a transfusion reaction is which type of hypersensitive reaction?

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Transfusion reactions are a type 2 hypersensitive reaction, which involve antibody-mediated destruction of cells. In the case of a transfusion reaction, antibodies in the recipient's system recognize the transfused blood as foreign and attack it, causing destruction of the transfused cells.

A Client Is Experiencing a Transfusion Reaction