PERIOPERATIVE NURSE WEEK (PNW) PROCLAMATION _2025

STATE of IL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Proclamation

WHEREAS, perioperative nurses specialize in the care of patients immediately before, during, and after surgical
and other invasive procedures; and,

WHEREAS, serving in settings ranging from traditional hospital-based operating rooms to ambulatory surgery
centers and physicians' offices, perioperative nurses work to provide the safest care possible for patients undergoing surgical and other invasive procedures; and,

WHEREAS, perioperative nurses assess individual patient needs before and throughout the surgical or invasive
experience, develop, implement, and continuously evaluate a plan for the care of the patient, and prepare the
operating room and patient for their procedure; and,

WHEREAS, perioperative nurses are responsible for monitoring all aspects of the patient's condition for the
duration of each procedure and, through professional and patient-centered expertise, are responsible for care

WHEREAS, patients undergoing surgery and other invasive procedures and their loved ones rely on the skills,
knowledge, and expertise of perioperative registered nurses, who uphold a long tradition of improving surgical
safety and the quality of patient care; and,
WHEREAS, Perioperative Nurse Week recognizes the contributions perioperative registered nurses make to patient safety and the opportunities and challenges facing the profession;

THEREFORE, I, JB Pritzker, Governor of the State of Illinois, do hereby proclaim November 9-15, 2025, as
Perioperative Nurses Week in Illinois.