Chapter 11

In chapter 11, the idea of health care communication ethics is discussed.  This was one of the chapters that I was most interested in reading, as I feel there are very strict codes of ethics that should be followed in the health care industry.  The part of the textbook that I found to be very telling about the health care industry was the idea of responsiveness.  The book states, "The key for a health care provider, the patient, and the family is responsiveness" (195).  This is very important to think about with the fact that health shapes the life we live, and accordingly need to make responses and adapt to these ever changing circumstances.

In my own life, I have seen the struggle with cancer within close family.  The whole key to this dilemma was the response that these friends took.  When learning about receiving the cancer, the response taken was to make sure to follow the treatment plan.  Throughout the time battling cancer, the treatment plan changed several times as the cancer had also changed.  These responses are important as the act in a way that betters the good of the health care communication ethics.