A Home Care Patient Calls to Inform the Respiratory Therapist

A home care patient calls to inform the respiratory therapist that his transtracheal catheter accidentally fell out last night and that he was unable to reinsert it.The patient should be told to:

A) insert a dilating or stenting device.
B) continue attem
C) use a nasal cannula and call his physician as soon as possible.
D) use a nasal cannula until another transtracheal catheter is delivered to the home.