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To explore how postgraduate nursing students navigate expressing concerns within power-imbalanced supervisory relationships and whether peer support serves as an alternative communication channel.

August 16, 2026Nursing EthicsOpen Access

Postgraduate nursing students’ experiences of expressing concerns in supervisory relationships

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YXYue XiangThe Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University HSHaoning ShiThe Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University KRKeke RenThe Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

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Qualitative study reveals that power imbalances constrain formal feedback in postgraduate nursing students, highlighting the need for institutional communication mechanisms.

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To explore how postgraduate nursing students navigate expressing concerns within power-imbalanced supervisory relationships and whether peer support serves as an alternative communication channel.
Conducted a descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews analyzed through thematic analysis.
Recruited 18 postgraduate nursing students across four universities in Sichuan and Chongqing, China between November 2025 and January 2026.
Identified three primary themes: attempting formal feedback to test supervisor-student boundaries, encountering obstacles that narrowed boundaries, and redirecting concerns toward informal peer support.
Found that power imbalances hindered formal communication, leading students to rely on peer support for emotional relief and advice without resolving the underlying structural issues.

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Xiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a817a4cf2fb91fc834adfc6 https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330261476265

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Qualitative study reveals that power imbalances constrain formal feedback in postgraduate nursing students, highlighting the need for institutional communication mechanisms.

Postgraduate nursing students’ experiences of expressing concerns in supervisory relationships

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Postgraduate nursing students’ experiences of expressing concerns in supervisory relationships

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