The Nurse Is Aware That When the Children of Middle

The nurse is aware that when the children of middle adults have grown and left home, the middle adults may:

A) enjoy being part of a "sandwich generation" that has no responsibilities to either children or older parents.
B) suddenly show marked changes in their personalities and habits that have characterized them since young adulthood.
C) experience the "empty nest syndrome" characterized by depression and a sense of loss or sadness.
D) look forward to their children becoming "boomerang children" who visit briefly with their expanding families and quickly return to their own homes.