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“Service of Process” refers to:

In attempting to get out of bed, a patient pulls out the chest tube. The immediate nursing action would be to

While in the recovery room, a patient with a new tracheostomy is suctioned and has blood tinged mucus, Which nursing intervention would apply?

The United States Court System consists of two parallel court systems, State Courts and Federal Courts.

If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear a case it issues a _________________ commanding the lower court to send the case forward.

The three phases of civil litigation are pre-trial, trial and post-trial.

What are the four basic judicial requirements for a case to be presented to a court?  

We discussed two types of Federal Court Jurisdiction in civil cases.  They are Diversity of Citizenship Jurisdiction and ______________ .

The Constitutional guarantee of Due Process is found in the 5th and 14th amendments.   The guarantee of Equal Protection is found in the 14th amendment.  There is an interaction between these two protections.  If a law limits the liberty of ALL persons it may violate substantive due process.  If a law limits the liberty of SOME persons it may violate equal protection.

The reason for issuing Service of Process is based on the Constitutional guarantee of _______________________ .