Private Duty Nursing in Oklahoma City, OK
Private duty nursing brings a licensed Oklahoma RN or LPN into your loved one's home for one on one skilled care. Comfort Keepers of Oklahoma City provides private duty nurses for families who need help with medical tasks like wound care, injections, feeding tubes or close monitoring after surgery, so care can continue at home.
Locally owned office on Northwest Expressway · Caregivers screened, background checked, bonded and insured · Team made up primarily of Certified Nursing Assistants · On call after hours, weekends and holidays
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What Is Private Duty Nursing?
Private duty nursing is skilled nursing care delivered one on one in the home, for the hours your family chooses. Unlike a short home health visit, a private duty nurse stays for the full shift and focuses on one person. Our nurses can also work alongside our personal care and companion caregivers, so clinical tasks and daily living support sit under one coordinated plan.
Private duty nursing is not available in every situation. During the free consultation we confirm whether a nurse is the right fit and whether we can staff the hours you need.
How Private Duty Nursing Works
Here is how private duty nursing compares with the other care our Oklahoma City office provides.
When Is a Private Duty Nurse the Right Fit?
Families usually call about a private nurse when care at home goes beyond what a caregiver is trained to do. Common situations include:
- Complex medication management or injectable medications
- Wound care and dressing changes
- Catheter, ostomy or feeding tube care
- Recovery after surgery that needs clinical monitoring
- Long term conditions such as diabetes, COPD, heart failure or Parkinson's that need nursing oversight
- Tracheostomy or ventilator support
- Coordination with physicians, specialists and home health agencies
For many families, a private nurse is what makes it possible to keep a loved one at home rather than moving to a facility. If you are weighing that decision, we are glad to talk it through.
How Do We Start Private Duty Nursing?
The first conversation is free and there is no obligation.
Private Duty Nursing Across Oklahoma City
We coordinate with the hospitals and physicians families already rely on.
Not sure if your loved one's needs call for a nurse or a caregiver? Call us and we will help you sort it out.
Important Things to Know Before You Start
Private duty nursing is a big decision. Here is where its limits are.
Availability varies
Private duty nursing is not available in every situation. Staffing depends on the clinical tasks and the hours needed. We will confirm before care starts.
A physician's plan is needed
Our nurses follow orders from your loved one's doctor. We do not diagnose or change treatment.
Not emergency care
A private nurse does not replace emergency medical care. In an emergency, the nurse calls 911 and the family.
Hospice and home health
If hospice or a home health agency is involved, our nurses and caregivers work alongside them. See our end of life care support.
Related care from our Oklahoma City office: 24 Hour Home Care | Hospital to Home Care | Personal Care | Dementia Care at Home
Frequently Asked Questions: Private Duty Nursing in Oklahoma City
Families exploring a private nurse for hire in Oklahoma City usually ask these questions first.
Q1. What does a private duty nurse do?
A private duty nurse provides one on one skilled nursing in the home. That can include wound care, injectable medications, catheter, ostomy or feeding tube care, and clinical monitoring, following the plan set by your loved one's doctor.
Q2. Are your private duty nurses licensed?
Yes. Our private duty nurses are licensed Oklahoma RNs and LPNs who are screened, credentialed and experienced in caring for people at home.
Q3. How is private duty nursing different from home health?
Home health visits are usually short and scheduled by the agency. A private duty nurse stays for the full shift your family chooses and focuses on one person the whole time.
Q4. Can a private nurse and a caregiver work together?
Yes. Many families use a nurse for clinical tasks and a caregiver for bathing, meals and companionship. Both work from one plan with one point of contact at our office.
Q5. Can we hire a private nurse for overnight shifts?
In many cases, yes. Overnight and 24 hour nursing depends on staffing for the specific clinical needs, which we confirm during the consultation.
Q6. Is private duty nursing available in every area you serve?
Private duty nursing is not available in every situation. Call our office and we will confirm what we can staff for your loved one's address and needs.
Q7. How do we get started?
Call our office or use the online form. We will set up a free consultation, review the doctor's orders and tell you honestly whether private duty nursing is the right fit.
About Comfort Keepers of Oklahoma City
Comfort Keepers of Oklahoma City is the local Comfort Keepers office serving families across Oklahoma County and Cleveland County from our office at 2601 NW Expressway in the Oil Center. Our team is made up primarily of Certified Nursing Assistants, and every caregiver is screened, background checked, bonded, insured and trained before working in a client's home.
Comfort Keepers has provided in home care since 1998 and has been named to Newsweek's America's Best of the Best rankings for home care. Here in Oklahoma City, every family gets one named point of contact at our office who knows your loved one's situation and answers when something changes. Care follows our Interactive Caregiving™ approach: doing things with your loved one, not just for them.
Care information on this page was reviewed by the Comfort Keepers of Oklahoma City care team. Last updated November 2026.
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Schedule Your Free Care Consultation
If your loved one needs skilled care to stay at home, let's talk about what is possible. When you call, a member of our Oklahoma City team will ask a few questions about your loved one, what is worrying you and the hours you are thinking about. If in home care looks like a good fit, we set up a free visit at the home, usually within a few days, and care can often begin within 24 to 48 hours after that.
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