
ECU Health Medical Center, USA
Lauren Mezzacapo-Tanner is an accomplished nurse leader
anddoctoral candidate at Jacksonville University, where she is
pursuing her Doctorof Nursing Practice with honors. She serves
as an Inpatient Skin and WoundNurse at ECU Health Medical Center
in Greenville, NC bringing a strongcommitment to evidence-based
care and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Lauren is actively involved in Shared Governance, serving
asco-chair of the Nursing Practice Council and a member of the
CoordinatingCouncil. She also represents ECU Health at national
professional events,including the Magnet Conference 2024 in New
Orleans and Magnet Conference 2025 inAtlanta, GA.
Her research, “Mitigating Hospital Delirium Through
UninterruptedNighttime Sleep,” has been accepted for
presentation at the World Congress onNursing Education &
Practice in Vienna, the TERMIS-AM Conference inDetroit, and here
at the Nursing Care Conference in Charlotte. Lauren ispassionate
about advancing nursing practice through innovation, leadership,
andscholarly engagement.