Objective: By critical emancipatory reflection, to be free the author from take-for- grant assumptions andoppressive forces in daily practice, the purpose is to make changes from the discovered constraints. Methods:Smyth’s reflective framework will be used to guide this reflection. Results: By engaging in critical emancipatoryreflection, author’s personal values, beliefs and assumptions are discovered through this process. There are somediscrepancies between author’s espoused values and my take for grant assumptions. Through critically analyzingthe historical, social culture, policy and personal constraints in detail, it helps author transform the practice issueinto a new way. Conclusion: Critical emancipatory reflection provides nurses with tool to uncover daily practiceissue, helps strengthen nursing values and improving care standards, and it should be encouraged.