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

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

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 5 ventilator setting do you need to know when taking care of a mechanically ventilated patient?

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

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

The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to limit the powers of the federal government by creating fundamental rights and expressly providing citizens with personal freedom guarantees.

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.

When there is a direct conflict between a federal law and a state law, the federal law prevails because of the supremacy clause of the Constitution.