Record Entry Nursing Continuing Education Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait nursing CE certificate with the activity and its contact hours on one amber record card, plus the topics covered, a signer and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 30 October 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Certificate of Completion
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Wound assessment, Pressure injury staging, Dressing selection, Infection signs, Documentation and Patient teaching
Details: contact hours and format
Signatures: Nurse Planner, Education

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Instrument Serif: Title, Recipient name
Hanken Grotesk: Text, Labels
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#fbfbf8
Ink#16263a
Accent#1d6a70
Second accent#d4972b
Muted text#5b6774

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

The tall page turns the record entry into a card. Under the centred name, the amber card shows the activity with its contact hours set large over a double total rule, then the date, format, provider, provider number and credential ID in labelled rows. Below come the statement, the topics covered in two columns, a signature with the signer's role and a QR code for verification. The bracketed accreditation statement is only a placeholder: the provider replaces it with its own approved wording. A good fit for staff development teams that file records on paper as well as online.

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Nursing CE Certificate Template, Record Entry Portrait

A portrait page fits the binder or folder where a nurse keeps proof of learning next to a licence and specialty certifications. Each continuing education activity, such as wound care, medication safety or pain management, is counted in contact hours, and the certificate is the nurse's evidence that it was completed. Clinical educators, nurse planners and CE providers usually issue it once the learner has finished the content and the evaluation.

Wording on the template“Has completed this nursing continuing education activity in full, including the learning assessment and the activity evaluation, and is awarded the contact hours recorded here.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: name, your CE certificate and contact hours are ready

Hi name,

Thank you for completing the activity and its evaluation. Your continuing education certificate is ready, with the date, the contact hours you earned and our provider details.

Open it to view it, download a copy for your CE file or print it for your records. Keep it with your other certificates, in case your board asks for proof at renewal. You can also add the badge to your LinkedIn profile.

We hope the activity was useful in your practice.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

Another line in my continuing education record: I completed Wound Care Essentials and earned 2.0 contact hours. Good refresher on staging pressure injuries and choosing the right dressing, and I am already using it on the unit. Thank you to our education team for making time for learning on busy shifts. #Nursing #ContinuingEducation

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.