A home care patient calls in the middle of the night and reports that the oxygen supply tubing will not stay attached to her transtracheal catheter. The flow rate to the transtracheal catheter is set at 0.5 L/min. The patient has attempted to flush the catheter with saline and push a cleaning rod through it without success. The respiratory therapist should instruct the patient to
A. tape the connection securely.
B. increase the flow to the catheter.
C. decrease the flow to the catheter.
D. switch to a nasal cannula.
Answer: D. switch to a nasal cannula.
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