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Task 1 - REVISED Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research.docx    Evidence Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research  Task 1 – XAP1-0219  Western Governors University  Quantitative Article:   Background or Introduction - This study is to show the correlation of HIV infections in pts who are also presenting with Hepatitis C infections or are considered to be in a high risk. The purpose is to propose a bundle test of high risk patients, in which the patient will, with their consent, be automatically tested for both HIV and HCV, instead of just HIV alone. (Cowan et al.,2018)  Review of the Literature – There was not a review of literature for this article. There is research found in the Introduction portion of this article. The research was published by the CDC. It covers 8 different topics related to the subject. It covers how many individuals in the U.S. are living with HIV (2.1 million), as well as the number of individuals living with Hepatitis C (3.5 million). It addresses the similarity of high risk factors and modes of transmission, as well as the incidence of co-infection amongst these populations. It states that 25% of HIV infected individuals are co-infected with HCV, but also that 80% of HIV infected individuals that practice IV drug use also have HCV. The CDC now recommends that testing high risks patients, which can include: IV drug users, transplant or blood recipients before 1992, and healthcare/public health care workers. It also suggest one time testing of patients born between 1945 and 1965, with New York State mand