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Bradi Bartrug Granger

Research Professor in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Box 3322 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
307 Trent Drive, DUMC Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Bradi Granger is a Research Professor at Duke University School of Nursing, Director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, and adjunct faculty at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She is also a core faculty at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy. Dr. Granger received her doctorate in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, her MSN from Duke University, and her BSN from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Dr. Granger has extensive clinical experience in cardiovascular nursing, and her clinical work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist has been dedicated to overcoming barriers to the use and conduct of research in the service setting through the development of pragmatic tools that change the way nurses learn about, apply, and conduct nursing science. She has developed an innovative model for clinical inquiry and research in the hospital setting, which has been adopted in clinical settings across the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Granger is an active member of the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the American Heart Association, and the European Society for Patient Adherence, Compliance, and Persistence. 

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Research Professor in the School of Nursing · 2021 - Present School of Nursing
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2018 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

Recent Publications


Longitudinal Evaluation of Implementation of AACN's Healthy Work Environment Framework in an Intensive Care Unit.

Journal Article American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses · May 2025 BackgroundBedside nurse turnover in the United States is 22.5%, representing a national challenge that has been attributed to poor work environments. Poor work environments result in decreased nurse satisfaction and retention as well as poor patie ... Full text Cite

Human-Centered Design of a Virtual Reality Intervention to Promote Early Mobility in a Cardiothoracic ICU.

Journal Article Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · April 2025 Creative solutions are needed to enhance mobility activities in the ICU to combat the sequela of prolonged bed rest. Virtual reality has gained favor for use in outpatient areas, yet the user experience of the ICU patient is relatively unknown. This qualit ... Full text Cite

A Rapid-Cycle Intervention to Enhance Patient and Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit.

Journal Article Critical care nurse · February 2025 BackgroundPatient and family satisfaction with care in intensive care units is not reflected in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys. Gaps may be unknown.Local problemIn a cardiothoracic intensive care ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Nurse LEADS: Training in Nurse-LEd models of care ADdressing the Social Determinants of Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Transforming Urine Output Tracking in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026

Patients as Partners to Reduce Disparities in the Management of Uncontrolled Hypertension

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Alpha Phi Foundation · 2021 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2004 Ph.D.
Duke University · 1991 M.S.N.