A Patient Is Discharged from the Hospital with a Tracheostomy

A patient is discharged from the hospital with a tracheostomy tube for long-term airway management.Which of the following responses by the patient helps the nurse determine that teaching related to care of the tracheostomy has been effective?

A) "I must use sterile gloves and catheters to suction my tracheostomy."
B) "I should maintain a liquid diet as long as I have the tracheostomy tube in place."
C) "I will be changing my tracheostomy tube at home about once a month."
D) "If I have thick mucus,I can instill about a teaspoon of tap water into my tracheostomy tube."