var parseString = require('xml2js').parseString;
var xmlstr = '<Students>' +
  '<Student Name="April" Gender="F" DateOfBirth="1989-01-02" />' +
  '<Student Name="Bob" Gender="M"  DateOfBirth="1990-03-04" />' +
  '<Student Name="Chad" Gender="M"  DateOfBirth="1991-05-06" />' +
  '<Student Name="Dave" Gender="M"  DateOfBirth="1992-07-08">' +
    '<Pet Type="dog" Name="Rover" />' +
  '</Student>' +
  '<Student DateOfBirth="1993-09-10" Gender="F" Name="&#x00C9;mily" />' +
'</Students>';

parseString(xmlstr, function (err, result) {
   if (!err) {
      result.Students.Student.forEach( function(student) {
         console.log(student.$.Name);
      } );
   }
});