A nurse is caring for a postpartum patient. The nurse assesses the patient's fundus, notes that it is deviated to the side, and instructs the patient to void. The nurse understands that this intervention should allow the fundus to effectively contract. The nurse's thinking is purposeful and outcome oriented. This is an example of

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Directed thinking is purposeful and outcome oriented. Habitual thinking involves any routine that is important but does not require one to think hard about how to do it. Nonfocused thinking occurs when the brain is engaged out of habit without much conscious thought. Ruminative thinking occurs when the same situation or scene is replayed in the mind over and over, without reaching an outcome.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Postpartum Patient