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Deborah Varnam, Family Nurse Practitioner, Shallotte, NC, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

DeborahCogginsVarnamMSN, FNP-BC, FAANP

Family Nurse Practitioner • Shallotte, NC

Family Nurse Practitioner at Seaside Wellness of Shallotte/Medical Examiner at Brunswick County NC

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Summary

  • Ms. Varnam is a graduate of East Carolina University College of Nursing (BSN 1992, MSN 1999) with extensive experience as a Registered Nurse and Family Nurse Practitioner. She provides nursing care to patients from infancy to elderly for acute and chronic illness and wellness care.

    She is currently the co-owner of Seaside Wellness in Shallotte NC. Her team provides healthcare to well over 2000 patients of all ages. Prior to her newest venture as co-owner of Seaside Wellness, Ms. Varnam was the owner of Varnam Family Wellness Center, PLLC, a private family practice which was in operation for 9 years.

    Ms. Varnam has held numerous leadership roles including: AANP Region 4 Director from 2012-2016; NC State Representative from 2008-2012; and served as Secretary for the North Carolina Nurses Association Council of NPs from 2004-2008. Ms. Varnam has lectured extensively nationwide regarding entrepreneurship, healthcare practice management, health policy and advanced practice nursing related topics. She has been extensively published. She was the 1992 College of Nursing Senior Class President and is the recipient of the 1992 Outstanding Senior Award for the College of Nursing and the 2008 North Carolina Nurses Association Practice Nurse of the Year Award. She was inducted as a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners in 2010, an honor bestowed to less than one percent of nurse practitioners worldwide.

Certifications & Licensure

  • American Nurses Credentialing Center Family Nurse Practitioner

Hospital Affiliations

Education & Training

  • East Carolina University
    East Carolina UniversityMasters, 1996 - 1999
  • East Carolina University
    East Carolina UniversityM.S.N., Family Nurse Practitioner, 1996 - 1999
  • East Carolina University
    East Carolina UniversityBSN, Nursing, 1988 - 1992
  • East Carolina University
    East Carolina UniversityB.S., Nursing, 1988 - 1992

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Voted by Community, #3 Physician’s Office Brunswick Beacon, 2013
  • Fellow American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 2010
  • Practice Nurse of the Year North Carolina Nurses Association, 2008
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Professional Memberships

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Physician Supervision and Insurance Reimbursement: Policy Implications for Nurse Practitioner Practice in North Carolina  
    Lowery, B, Varnam, D., North Carolina Medical Journal, 1/1/2011
  • Focus on Practice Ownership: Family Matters, Should You Hire Your Relatives?  
    Varnam, D., Advance for Nurse Practitioners, 1/1/2008
  • Manner of Delivery of Birth and the Occurrence of Otitis Media  
    Mansfield, C., Daniel, H., Sumpter E., Barnes, J., Coggins, D., & Young, M., French Archives of Pediatrics, 1/1/1993

Lectures

  • Practice by the Numbers 
    Nashville, TN - 1/1/2014
  • Brain Health: Guaranteed or Not? 
    Greensboro, NC - 1/1/2013
  • Medicare, Medicaid Update 
    Wilmington, NC - 1/1/2012
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Other

  • NPs Involved in Selection of NCMB. 
    Varnam, D., NP News: Official Newsletter of the NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners, Spring
    1/1/2009
  • Nurse Practitioner Care: Thinking Outside the Box. 
    Varnam, D., NP News: Official Newsletter of the NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners, Spring
    1/1/2009
  • Spring Symposium 2008: Innovative NPs in Action! 
    Varnam, D., NP News: Official Newsletter of the NCNA Council of Nurse Practitioners
    1/1/2008
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