To avoid causing such discomfort do not look worried or distracted while ministering to your patient's wants, and do not fussily "fly around" in straightening and setting the room to rights.

Let everything be done decently and in order, rapidly and quietly.
Another desideratum of the chamber of illness is _cleanliness_ in the minutest particular.

When the disease permits it, the sick person should be sponged all over daily, the teeth cleansed and the hair brushed.

Wash the face and hands often during the day, as this process rests and refreshes.
The same gown should not be worn day and night, and the sheets must be changed frequently.

If practicable, place a lounge at the side of the bed and lift or roll the patient off upon that, and turn mattresses and beat up pillows before re-making the bed.