Hands-on teaching at home
Breathing treatments and home oxygen teaching
A registered nurse teaches you and your family to use inhalers, nebulizers and home oxygen safely, the way your doctor ordered.
Book today First visitPrivate pay — we do not take insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.
Oxygen, nebulizer & inhalers
What you will learn
- Inhalers with and without a spacer — the right technique for your type
- Setting up, using and cleaning the nebulizer
- Home oxygen: the concentrator, the tanks, the tubing and the flow your doctor ordered
- Oxygen safety: no smoking, no open flames, and keeping it away from heat
- Using a pulse oximeter and knowing what the numbers mean for you
- Pursed-lip breathing, coughing techniques and pacing daily activities
- CPAP or BiPAP mask and tubing care
- Your action plan: when to use the rescue inhaler and when to call
Who it is for
People with COPD, asthma, heart failure or other lung conditions who use inhalers, nebulizers or oxygen at home, and their families.
Before the visit
Have all inhalers and devices, the oxygen equipment and the supplier’s phone number, and your doctor’s action plan if you have one.
How the visit works
The nurse explains each step, shows it with your own supplies, and watches and coaches you as you practice — over more than one visit if you need it — so you can feel confident doing it safely. You keep written steps in English or Russian.
Is it getting better?
The nurse also checks whether the care at home matches the doctor’s orders and whether things are improving. If not, the nurse points out what may be missing and helps you bring clear questions to the doctor. You pay us directly, not insurance — so the visit is about one thing: the patient’s progress.
Questions
Questions
Can the nurse change my oxygen setting?
No. The flow is ordered by your doctor. The nurse teaches you to use it as ordered and what to report.
Do you take insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
No. Visits are private pay — we do not take or bill insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. The first visit is $100 (regular price $150), each visit after that is $150, and a 30-minute phone consultation is $50.
Will the nurse do the care for us?
No. The nurse teaches and coaches — the patient, the family or your aide does the care. We teach the care your doctor or nurse practitioner ordered, and we do not replace your doctor, home care agency, supplier or infusion pharmacy.
Other skills we teach
- Wound care
- Urinary catheters
- IV medication
- G-tube & feeding pump
- Tracheostomy care
- Nephrostomy tube
- Insulin & diabetes
- Medication management
- Fall prevention
- Heart failure, COPD & blood pressure
- Caregiver & aide training
- Coming home from the hospital
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Our nurses teach — they do not provide hands-on nursing care, and they do not replace your doctor, home health agency, facility staff or aide. We teach the care your physician or nurse practitioner ordered. We are not a licensed home care services agency or a Medicare-certified home health agency, and we do not employ or place home health aides. In an emergency, call 911.