Illinois HR 277: NEONATAL NURSES WEEK

Status: Resolution Adopted (as of 2025-05-31)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HR 277

Sponsors: Laura Faver Dias

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HR0277LRB104 13293 MST 25532 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Neonatal Nurses Week, also known as Neonatal 

3Intensive Care Unit Nurses Week, is an annual celebration of 

4the hard work and dedication of the nurses who take care of 

5babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU); and

6 WHEREAS, The NICU is a unit in a hospital that provides 

7around-the-clock special care to sick or preterm babies from 

8health care providers who have special training and equipment 

9to give babies the best possible care; and

10 WHEREAS, Common health conditions treated in the NICU 

11include birth defects, breathing problems, feeding issues, 

12gastroschisis, infections, jaundice, problems maintaining a 

13normal body temperature, problems maintaining normal sugar 

14levels, retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), and surgical 

15conditions; and

16 WHEREAS, Every baby in a NICU is cared for by many 

17different health care professionals, including registered 

18nurses, nurse managers, neonatal nurse practitioners, clinical 

19nurse specialists, developmental care specialists, and charge 

20nurses; and

21 WHEREAS, Neonatal nurses perform life-saving and 

HR0277- 2 -LRB104 13293 MST 25532 r

1life-changing work each day to help ensure children can lead 

2healthy and successful lives; therefore, be it

3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

4HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 

5we declare September 13-19, 2025 as Neonatal Nurses Week in 

6the State of Illinois; and be it further

7 RESOLVED, That we encourage the celebration of neonatal 

8nurses for the skill, professionalism, and care they provide 

9to newborn babies.

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