Abstract
2021 This study aims to examine the differences the perception of the patients and nurses regarding patients' learning needs. This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design; using revised cardiac patients, learning needs inventory (CPLNI). Total enumeration was utilized in this study and there were 118 patients and 97 nurses who participated in this study. Data was organized and analyzed using SPSS version 26, and statistical tests used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. Medication information scored a mean (SD) score of 4.94 (+/- 0.34) and 4.82 (+/- 0.39) respectively, while physical activity scored of 3.93 (+/- 0.74) and 4.53 (+/- 0.52) respectively. Further, t-test revealed that there is a significant difference between the overall perception of the patients and nurses regarding the patient learning needs (t (212) =5.47, p=<0.001).Both patient and nurses perceive that medication information should be prioritize first, while physical activity is the least concern. Moreover, the nurses perceive that patients under care needs more learning than the perception of the patients.