A patient with melancholic depression paces and wrings her hands for hours at a time while repeating,"I'm a bad person." Staff members have been unsuccessful in their attempts to promote rest.Which intervention is most appropriate in promoting rest?

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The psychomotor energy of agitation must be expended; it may be channeled into simple,repetitive activity.Standing in one place to fold towels is an improvement over pacing.This patient will be unable to comply with the request to lie down.A severely depressed patient will not be able to cognitively process this sort of information.Reassurance will not appreciably affect the need for psychomotor activity.

A Patient with Melancholic Depression Paces and Wrings Her Hands