An Emergency Department nurse has agreed to testify as an expert witness in a lawsuit involving a child. The opposing attorney questions the nurse's qualifications as a pediatric nurse. Which type of law does this scenario reflect?
1. Procedural law
2. Substantive law
3. Due process of law
4. Private law
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Rationale: Procedural law concerns the processes and rights of the individual charged with violating substantive law and includes questions of admissibility of evidence and qualifications of expert witnesses. Substantive law concerns the specific wrong, harm, or duty that caused the lawsuit or an action to be brought against an individual. Due process of law applies only to state actions and not to actions of private citizens. Private law is synonymous with civil or common law.
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