Instructed caregiver when should I call healthcare provider? Contact your healthcare provider or physician im
m
ediately:. If you have an irregular heart rate, if you feel increased pain
or discom
fort, note: It is norm
al to feel som
e pain
and discom
fort for about a week after the tracheostom
y procedure.
Instructed caregiver to call patient's doctor if patient have: fever or chills, redness, swelling, or pain
that is getting worse. Bleeding or drainage from
the hole.
Instructed patient caregiver that It is norm
al to feel som
e pain
and discom
fort for about a week after the tracheostom
y procedure. If you have difficulty breathing and it is not relieved by your usual m
ethod of clearing secretions. when secretions becom
e thick, if crusting occurs or m
ucus plugs are present. Your physician m
ay recom
m
end increasing.
Instructed patient contact your healthcare provider or physician im
m
ediately: if you have an irregular heart rate, if you feel increased pain
or discom
fort and if you have difficulty breathing and it is not relieved by your usual m
ethod of clearing secretions. Patient verbalized understanding.
Instructed patient call your doctor if you have:fever or chills, redness, swelling, or pain
that is getting worse, bleeding or drainage from
the hole, cough or shortness of breath, even after you suction your tube, nausea or vom
iting, any new or unusual sym
ptom
s.