Guangxia Meng is the NP recipient of the 2022 Nursing Now Ontario Awards. This year marks 30 years of nursing for Meng, who began her nursing career in Tianjin, China in 1992. Meng is a hardworking, dedicated and knowledgeable NP who has worked at Southlake Regional Health Centre (SRHC) in Newmarket for the past 18 years, currently working in its Stroke Prevention Clinic.
Meng describes herself as a constant learner who continues to advance her career through education to improve patient care. In 2014, she graduated with top honours from the Master of Nursing program at University of Toronto and was given the opportunity to fast track to PhD. While working full time at SRHC, Meng is currently a PhD candidate in University of Waterloo’s Public Health and Health System program. Her thesis will focus on patients’ perspectives of virtual care to determine whether a hybrid model of care will work post-pandemic. Meng says she is grateful for the tremendous support she’s received from SHRC throughout her nursing career, allowing her to excel in the profession.
Meng was initially drawn to nursing when one of her teachers recognized her natural tendency to help others and encouraged her to attend nursing school. She is proud to be an internationally educated nurse and loves the work she does in collaboration with her colleagues, which she describes as “a well-oiled machine.”
In addition to being an NP, student and mentor, Meng is also a wife and a mom of two boys, and is proud of all of her roles. “I do think I work really hard, but it’s a special honour,” says Meng about receiving the award. She also adds that the nursing profession is full of possibilities: “As long as you want it, there’s an opportunity for you.”
The recipient of 2022's NP category in the Nursing Now Ontario Awards is Guangxia Meng.
