The most significant themes that emerged regarding why English is used were quality of nursing care, professionalism, and career advancement: to "Keep abreast of medical/nursing research and new treatments," "Improve quality of care/provide health education," "Communicate with doctors and other health-care professionals," and "Communicate with foreign caregivers".
The researchers say that because the proportion of the sales and revenue that companies receive from abroad is increasing, they need to hire more I.T. professionals who are familiar with foreign culture; language; and business practice.
American naval officers say the Iranian state navy is for the most part more professional in its interactions with foreign warships.
MEXICO CITY — In another step toward lifting restrictions on its citizens abroad, Cuba announced Friday that its athletes could sign contracts with foreign professional sports leagues, raising the prospect of a flood of new talent around the world but possibly not much in the United States.
When I would attend meetings or dinners with foreign exchange professionals at broker dealers and banks, however, I was almost always one of the very few women and certainly the only minority.
Regardless of the nature of the project, the importance of making professional scientific and personal connections with foreign scholars is central in the foundation?s transnational programs and is a key to promoting future collaborations.
Focusing on the humanitarian crises that conflicts in Syria and Iraq have produced, this project uses multi-sited, immersive fieldwork with foreign and local professionals in Iraqi Kurdistan and Lesvos, Greece to identify communities of practice, indigenous innovations, and emergent ethical tensions.
Regarding how they use English, in contrast to previous studies (Lee, 1998; Yang & Su, 2003), our study's participants emphasized professional reading to improve patient care and communicating with foreign caregivers more than communicating with foreign patients, and instructing foreign caregivers rather than patients' family members on patient care.
They were mostly power oriented elites who had been willing to collaborate with foreign forces to safeguard their professional status and material interests.
