While Explaining the Purpose of Intravenous Heparin Therapy,the Nurse Would

While explaining the purpose of intravenous heparin therapy,the nurse would include in language appropriate to the client's level of understanding that the drug has which of the following actions?

A) Interferes with production of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors
B) Dilates the arterial blood vessel so blood can flow around the injured site
C) Prevents thrombi from forming by making the platelets sticky
D) Inactivates clotting factors circulating in the bloodstream