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editorial
. 2020 May 30;24(6):538–543. doi: 10.1007/s12603-020-1401-9

Table 1.

Scenarios for Testing Created for the Delphi Panel Survey

1. No PPE, Readily Available Testing (A NF that is truly lacking in PPE, but is capable of testing all staff and residents regularly. This should be uncommon, but possible. Represents an interesting theoretical situation).
2. Abundant PPE, No Available Testing (A NF that has abundant PPE, but is completely lacking in the ability to test all staff and residents regularly. This should also be uncommon, but possible. Represents an interesting theoretical situation).
3. Abundant PPE, Readily Available Testing (A NF that has abundant PPE, but is capable of testing all staff and residents regularly. This should be the gold standard, and is starting to occur in many communities).
4. Abundant PPE, Limited Testing Available (A NF that has abundant PPE, is not capable of testing all staff and residents regularly, but has enough testing to test a modicum of staff and residents. This may be common in many communities at this time).
5. Limited PPE, Limited Testing Available (A NF that has limited PPE, due to supply chain issues, and is not capable of testing all staff and residents regularly, but has enough testing to test a modicum of staff and residents. This may be somewhat common in many communities at this time)
6. Limited PPE, Readily Available Testing (A NF that has limited PPE, due to supply chain issues, but is capable of testing all staff and residents regularly. This would be a rare situation in most communities. Represents an interesting theoretical situation).