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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 · 2025 - 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 Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


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

Journal Article Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN · October 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 Transition to Practice Intervention to Improve Retention

Journal Article Nurse Leader · August 1, 2025 Over one-half of all registered nurse turnover is generated by those within their first 2 years of practice. Common strategies to retain new graduate nurses are ineffective and our baseline study found 3 themes that contributed to this turnover: disrupted ... Full text Cite

Using Innovative Software to Address the Puzzle of Sustainable Workforce Stability.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing administration · July 2025 AimThe aim of this study was to describe the 6-month outcomes of a pilot study testing a web-based decision-making tool for nurse managers (NMs) to use in determining RN hiring needs, and to evaluate the effect on workforce stability and NM satisf ... 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 Institute of Nursing Research · 2024 - 2029

Transforming Urine Output Tracking in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


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