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Describe why do people hold the opinion that all homeless people are worthless drug addicts. What experiences, or lack thereof, have people had that may have led to this bias? What has influenced the beliefs of people, such as family, peers, church, community, or the media? Is it a long-held belief or fairly recent?

Also how this bias could have a negative effect on a health care encounter. What assumptions might a nurse bring to the encounter? How could those assumptions influence the type of care that a nurse might provide?