Some women would gladly sacrifice anything to help a friend to get well; they would give their time and their strength gladly and count it as nothing, but they do not know how to care for the sick.

Often such people are sadly discouraged because they see that they are only bringing discomfort where, with all their hearts, they desire to bring comfort.

The first necessity in the right care for the sick is to be quiet and cheerful.

The next is to aim, without disturbing the invalid, to get as true an idea as possible of the condition necessary to help the patient to get well.

The third is to bring about those conditions with the least possible amount of friction.
Find out what the invalid likes and how she likes it by observation and not by questions.
Sometimes, of course, a question must be asked.