Using Mongoose in Node.js provides an elegant MongoDB object modeling solution with built-in type casting, validation, query building, and business logic hooks. As the creator of CoreUI with extensive Node.js experience since 2014, I’ve implemented Mongoose in numerous enterprise applications for document-based data modeling and MongoDB operations. The most effective approach involves defining schemas with validation rules, creating models for data operations, and using Mongoose’s query API for database interactions. This method provides robust data modeling with automatic validation and type checking while maintaining clean, readable code for MongoDB operations.