“They hold your fate in their hands”: Exploring the power dynamic in the midwifery student-preceptor relationship

AIM: To examine (1) what role preceptors play in students' learning; (2) how student-preceptor relationships can impact students' views of the profession and their decision to leave the program; and (3) what strategies can be used to improve the preceptor-student relationship to facilitate student retention. RESEARCH DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: We used a qualitative methodological approach utilising semi-structure interviews with 31 midwifery …