For hands, if it's closed like a fist, draw a rectangle for the back of the hand, and four semi-circles for the knuckles. If it's an open hand, draw a rectangle for the palm, and three rectangles per finger (depending on how they are resting)(only 2 slightly wider rectangles for the thumb). For side view, I wasn' the best when starting side view either, but I would try looking at different anime pictures of side view to get a good idea of how to draw it, or working around the face slowly, try a 3/4 view maybe. Hope this helps!