The NMDS provides a robust basis for standardized nursing documentation, quality assurance, and health system planning, but international variability and ongoing challenges in harmonization, integration, and acceptability persist. Advancing the NMDS requires collaborative efforts for interoperability, investment in digital infrastructure, and targeted education. Further research should focus on comparative effectiveness, cross-context validation, and strategies to reduce documentation burden while maximizing data utility.
Müller et al. (Fri,) studied this question.