With the patience of a much older, wiser nurse, nothing was too
hard for Clara to do well and quickly, if in any way it would make
David more comfortable. She remained by his side through many
new treatments and failed attempts. David's cure finally came
through a new treatment using a vapor bath, and Clara Barton
fulfilled her earliest apprenticeship as a nurse.
Why was Clara considered an unlikely person
to care for her brother?
O She was a young child and lacked experience.
O She was too timid to express what she wanted to do.
She didn't have the patience to sit still and remain
awake.
O She was afraid to complete her brother's medical
treatments.