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nursing students diverse equity backgrounds less likely possess required skills ensure success studies research explores impact embedded support student learning firstyear foundational subject contexts nursing undergraduate nursing degreet embedded tutor program offers specialised tutoring support firstyear undergraduate students embedded tutors backgrounds registered nurses academics provided online oneonone feedback students draft assessment tasks outreach contact provided students risk failing pearsons chisquared test used assess impact tutor support grade distribution paired student ttest used assess difference cumulative marks students equity backgrounds statistical significance set p 005 feedback provided students tutors staff online anonymous survey thematically analysed significant grade shift 267 students met embedded tutor p 005 students member australian government identified equity group significant increase cumulative mark met tutor 917 p 005 improvement cumulative mark maintained students cumulative equity factors overwhelming majority students identified risk failing met tutor following outreach support received passing grade students reported growing skills confidence academic literacy key benefit program shared approach delivering education positive effect experience learning combined efforts subject convenor embedded tutors extended student service roles within university resulted outcomes positive student learning determining student capacity learning extended beyond students consideration grades progression program include development selfefficacy